developments. we begin with the big reprieve. lowering donald trump s bond in the landmark civil fraud case. nbc s tom winter is following that for us. we know why this decision is made, and how big of a deal is it for the former president, tom. right, chris. it s the first appellate division who will ultimately hear his appeal of that big 450 plus million dollars discouragement that he is facing. they re the ones that have lowered this down to $175 million and given him ten days to be able to try and get that bond. there s also some other decisions that were associated with it, as far as who can do business and when in the state of new york. there s some indication from the filings here, chris, that they re not going to hear arguments on this, perhaps until the september 2024 term. this will not be sussed out until at least then, at least it appears in the initial reading of this document. as far as what it ultimately means for trump, certainly the ability to get 175 milli
trump s existential threats to his freedom and fanses happening at the same time, in the same city where trump made his name as personification of big apple swagger and success. we re expecting to hear from the former president from 40 wall street just steps from the courthouse. that s where a surprisingly contentious hearing just wrapped. judge juan merchan refused trump s request to delay his criminal trial, scheduling jury selection to begin april 15th, exactly three months to the day before the republican convention. that trial potentially carrying a possibility of prison time, and yet the former president got an 11th-hour reprieve in the other big legal case hanging over his head. in a stunning decision from the new york appellate court, the half billion dollar bond trump was supposed to pay today was cut by more than 60%. an enormous break. he got more time to get it together as well. we ll explain what it all means in just a minute. we start with the major news that th