Agencies New York
NY
Updated Monday, March 25, 2024-17:51
A New York appeals court has allowed former United States President Donald Trump to post lower bail than originally set in a civil fraud case. The former president must now pay bail of
$175 million
within
10 days
(
instead of $464 million
) while the appeal is resolved.
This is an important lifeline for Trump who, along with some of his children and his company, was fined after the judge found that they
fraudulently inflated the value of their assets
.
For weeks, Donald Trump has tried to avoid paying this money and, as the Republican presidential candidate's lawyers indicated last week,
Trump had not been able to raise enough money
to pay bail.
Additionally, Trump has asked an appeals court panel to stay the sentence while he continues to challenge it, but that court has not yet ruled.
This Monday once again, Trump once again pointed out that it is all a witch hunt by the Democrats. "I did nothing wrong and New York should never be in a position like this again. Businesses are fleeing (the city), violent crime is flourishing and it is very important that this be resolved in its entirety as soon as possible," he told the press.
The ruling
avoids
, for now, the possibility that New York Attorney General Letitia James will try to
seize the former president's property
to enforce the sentence against him, something that would have had a high symbolic value.
The Stormy Daniels trial
On the other hand, Donald Trump's lawyers have requested
a postponement of the
former president's criminal trial in the state of New York for the payment of hush money to porn actress
Stormy Daniels
, revealing that new cases had appeared. federal documents.
At a hearing in a New York court, Trump lawyer Todd Blanche said federal prosecutors in Manhattan informed the defense on Sunday that they would reveal
new material related to Daniels
, including statements she made to the FBI.
Trump's lawyers want the case to be dismissed or at least delayed beyond its current April 15 start date.