alleged hush money payments tied to his first presidential run. we now have a trial date said because in the last hour the judge rejected trump s this motion to delay or dismiss that case jury selection now set to start on april 15. now, trump did get a win today in his separate civil fraud case. he was on the hook hey, roughly a half billion dollars in bond money today or face the potential seizure of his assets. but the appeals court trimmed the bill by more than half and now stands out the 100 million. and it gave him ten additional days to come up with that money. let s start first with the hush money case that s the criminal case. cnn s kaitlan collins, paula reid, and kara scannell are outside the courthouse and kaitlyn, just a reminder of how we got here today was supposed to be the first day of this trial yeah it was and now they have just confirmed the judge inside that courtroom that this trial will now begin in three weeks, and trump s attorneys had walked
the hearing life 30-day risk-free challenge. i m natasha bertrand at the pentagon. and this is cnn cnn breaking news welcome as i politics on monday, roger infer, dana bash on a crucial date for donald trump s legal, financial, and political future. moments ago, the former president got a financial lifeline from a new york appeals court. it reduced the bonds you must pay in civil fraud case for more than 450 million to 175 million don t give them more time to pay for it. that means he might have the cash to put up without having to sell off any of his assets. meanwhile, trump is inside a new courtroom courthouse for criminal hearing in a separate case involving hush money paid to porn star stormy daniels trump s legal team was just chastised by the judge for accusing manhattan district attorney s office of prosecutorial misconduct without any evidence. cnn s kaitlan collins is live in new york city outside the courthouse. caitlin, what s happening behind you right now?