There is a deadline for Trump to post bond in his trial
The Case of Stormy Daniels During the 2016 Campaign: A Case for a Democratic Presidential Candidate Running Against President Biden
The judge is likely to announce Monday if he’ll keep his trial date, April 15. It is possible for Trump to be running for president while the trial is going on and a jury decides whether he could be imprisoned.
This, as Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is running against the man who defeated him in 2020, President Biden. Trump’s legal troubles are entwined with both the 2020 and the 2016 campaigns: He faces state and federal charges related to trying to overturn the results in 2020. He is facing federal charges for his handling of classified documents.
During the 2016 campaign, Stormy Daniels was going to talk about her alleged affair with Trump and that Michael Cohen, Trump’s personal attorney, was going to know about it. This was potentially damaging for Trump given that it came soon after the release of the Access Hollywood tape was released where Trump talked about grabbing women’s genitals because “when you’re a star they let you do it.”
Cohen, who has since turned against Trump, has said he didn’t think the campaign could withstand another blow of this kind. Consequently, he set up an LLC to pay Daniels to keep quiet. Trump allegedly agreed to a scheme to pay Cohen back by calling the reimbursements a “legal retainer,” which they were not — a felony if District Attorney Alvin Bragg can prove Trump falsified the records to cover up another crime: making an illegal payment to benefit his campaign, in this case, the hush-money payments.
Jury selection in the trial was scheduled to start Monday, but federal prosecutors released more than 100,000 documents that could be related to the case. Trump, who has pleaded not guilty, called that release malfeasance, though Bragg says the documents help his case against Trump.
Last week Trump argued to an appeals court that a bond to cover that amount was “a practically impossibility,” because he doesn’t have the cash to guarantee it right now. There is a decision that is pending.
The Up First newsletter: Israel Defense Minister Visits U.S., Charged with a Concert Hall Attack, and its Support of ISIS-K
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Israel’s Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, is in Washington to meet with defense officials. He will discuss U.S. military aid. Some Democrats think that Israel’s actions may mean that it won’t be eligible for aid. Tensions are high between the two allies about the next steps in the war and reducing civilian suffering in Gaza.
Russia says it has arrested four men and charged them with terrorism in connection to an attack at a Russian concert hall in Moscow that killed more than 130 people last week. An affiliate of the Islamic State known as ISIS-K has claimed responsibility — a claim the U.S. agrees with. Russian President Vladimir Putin insists the assailants were captured while trying to flee to Ukraine.
What do we (not) know about the Korean revolution and how we eat Korean food? The case of the ‘Fameon and the Insurrectionist’
Most of the news about Trump rallies concerns the controversial statements made by the former president himself. Who are his supporters, and what is it like from the inside? The Make America Great Again merchandise is for sale. The insurrectionists are singing the national anthem. One supporter at a rally in Georgia compared it to being at a Phish rock concert.
Korean food is one of the more popular cuisines. While in New York a chef is cooking in a kitchen that is more open to new experiences and offering authentic Korean food that tastes good. Korean food’s popularity has increased with the support of the government in South Korea.
