Bail posted
Trump can no longer insult judges
The former US president is now no longer allowed to make verbal slurs against family members of a New York judge in the upcoming hush money trial. This was decided by a court on Monday (local time) after Trump disparaged the judge's daughter as a "rabid Trump hater" in a social media post. In further proceedings, he posted bail of 175 million dollars (163 million euros) to prevent the seizure of assets.
Trump is already prohibited from making public statements about witnesses or court employees. "All citizens called to participate in these proceedings, whether as jurors, witnesses or in any other capacity, must now be concerned not only for their own personal safety, but also for the safety and potential for personal attacks on their loved ones. This reality cannot be overstated," Judge Juan Merchan said of the expanded requirements for public testimony.
Prosecutors saw Trump's attempts at intimidation
New York prosecutors had argued that Trump had attempted to intimidate potential witnesses and asked the judge to clarify that the previous restrictions should also apply to family members of witnesses or court employees. They were responding to his March 28 social media post in which he disparaged Merchan's daughter and called for the judge to be removed from the case.
Violation could result in a fine or prison sentence
Susan Necheles, one of Trump's lawyers in the hush money affair, declined to comment on the new ruling. Trump's lawyers had unsuccessfully tried to exclude the judge from the case. The ex-president could face a fine or prison sentence if he violates the imposed "gag order".
Donald Trump will have to answer to a New York court in Manhattan from April 15 because he paid porn star Stormy Daniels 130,000 dollars before the 2016 election to buy her silence about an alleged sexual relationship. The case is one of four criminal charges Trump is facing.
On another court front, Trump has now managed to post the required security deposit - this is a civil case involving business fraud. In the proceedings, Trump and his sons were found guilty of artificially inflating the assets of their real estate empire over a period of years in order to obtain favorable terms from banks and insurance companies. Trump was therefore sentenced in February to pay a fine of around 355 million dollars plus interest, which adds up to around 454 million dollars.
Now green light for appeal proceedings
As he lodged an appeal, he did not have to pay the fine for the time being. However, he had to provide security of 175 million dollars - equivalent to bail - covered by an insurance company by Thursday at the latest in order for the appeal proceedings to take place.
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