Money. He has a long history of allegedly not paying officials where trump holds he rallies. To quote wall street journal, hes left a trail of unpaid bills in his wake, but theres just some you cant weasel out, at least without posting a massive bond first. Thats a lesson donald trump is learning the hard way, when it comes to the 464 million judgment in the Civil Fraud Case brought by tish james. With a deadline looming, today trumps lawyers said its not going to happen. They claim are Feigneding Insurmount appear difficulties, calling it a, quote, practical impossibility to get a bond for that amount, says trump went to four brokers, and everybody turned him down. Its a scenario new York Attorney general tish james saw coming, and shes absolutely clear on what shes prepared to do if and when trump comes up empty. If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek, you know, a Judgment Enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will have the judge to seize his assets. W
For next weeks debate, his super pac has advised him to take a hammer to Vivek Ramaswamy but defend trump if trump is attacked by chris christie. Here was some reaction after Fulton County d. A. Fani willis indicted trump and 18 codefendants for state rico violations. South carolina senator tim scott said this. We see the legal system being weaponized against political opponents. That is unamerican and unacceptable. Vivek ramaswamy said that should he become president , he would pardon trump. The reality is this, these are politicized persecutions through prosecution. Trumps former Vice President mike pence, who has criticized trump for putting himself above the constitution, says he prefers that trumps fate be decided, quote, by voters, not criminal courts. Ron desantis said i think its an example of the criminalization of politics. I dont think this is good for the country. Even chris christie, who has been consistently critical of trumps underlying conduct told cnn, he thought that
Good evening, everybody. Im jim acosta. And what happens next week will be, to use one word, historic. A string of former Government Officials, including the former president , his chief of staff, his lawyers, a Top Justice Department official, Campaign Lawyers all expected to surrender in what Fulton County georgia District Attorney fani willis alleges was a criminal conspiracy to overturn 2020 election. A senior Law Enforcement official tells cnn former President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in at the Fulton County jail at the end of next week, on thursday or friday. Trumps surrender and arraignment in georgia are likely to look different from those in his previous three criminal cases. The Fulton County sheriff has suggested he wants to treat trump and the others named in the indictment similar tany other defendant. That could mean that they would have mug shots taken and be fingerprinted. And all of this will happen just a day or two after the first republican debate, w
Migrants animals. The political implications and what were hearing from both campaigns this morning. Plus, the biden team announcing a new record fundraising haul as the president prepares to hit the road for a Campaign Swing out west. Also ahead, dont save the date. The new delay in trumps new york Hush Money Trial and what it could signal about the case. Get those brackets ready. The teams are picked, the stage is set. Steve kornacki has a preview of all the March Madness. Good morning. Thanks for joining us. Its 10 00 eastern. Im Ana Cabrera Reporting from new york. We begin with the battle for the white house. A cash flush President Biden preparing for a critical west coast swing, set to hold a rally in nevada tomorrow, a state he won in 2020 by only about 30,000 votes. Meanwhile, theres new controversy with his campaign opponent. During a rally in ohio, former President Trump making a dire prediction while speaking about the possibility of an increasing trade war with china over c
He faces legal peril from prosecutors, the stronger his standing among republicans, which is no doubt why his gop rivals largely avoid confronting him for the 91 Felony Counts he faces. Its why in Ron Desantiss prep for next weeks debate, his super pac has advised him to take a hammer to Vivek Ramaswamy but defend trump if trump is attacked by chris christie. Here was some reaction after Fulton County d. A. Fani willis indicted trump and 18 codefendants for state rico violations. South carolina senator tim scott said this. We see the legal system being weaponized against political opponents. That is unamerican and unacceptable. Vivek ramaswamy said that should he become president , he would pardon trump. And he said this. The reality is this, these are politicized persecutions through prosecution. Trumps former Vice President mike pence, who has criticized trump for putting himself above the constitution, says he prefers that trumps fate be decided, quote, by voters, not criminal court