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Trump gets a win in hearing over fraud trial bond

Donald Trump's attorneys reached an agreement with Attorney General Letitia James' office in court Monday — leading to Judge Arthur Engoron agreeing to accept the $175 million bond in his civil fraud case.

At issue was James' concern that the bond offered by Knight Specialty Insurance Company had a Charles Schwab account owned by Trump as collateral — while Trump still had access to the funds in it.

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Trump's lawyer 'nudged' him awake after he dozes off again in court: report

It's the official first day of the court proceedings for Donald Trump's trial over the hush money scheme, and within the first opening statements, he reportedly fell asleep yet again.

It's the fourth time Trump has been seen to doze off during the case, withn the first several times during jury selection last week.

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'Sir sit down': Judge increasingly 'expresses annoyance' with Trump's antics in court

Friday ended with Judge Juan Merchan telling Donald Trump to sit down.

It was the culmination of an intense debate between Trump's lawyers and the prosecutors about the rules around whether Trump will testify in the trial.

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'Sticking his thumb in the judge's face': Michael Cohen says $1k gag order fines are joke

Fining Donald Trump $1,000 per gag order violation is a joke, key trial witness Michael Cohen and former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner agreed on Cohen's "Mea Culpa" podcast, which aired Friday.

Prosecutors have proposed the punishment if a judge finds Trump broke the order with social media posts aimed at witnesses — including Cohen.

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Conspiracist traveled from Florida before setting fire to self outside Trump trial: NYPD

New York Police Department released details about the man who set fire to himself in a park outside Donald Trump's trial Friday.

He was identified as Max Azzarello, a self-described "investigative researcher" in his 30s. Police said he came to New York City from St. Augustine, Florida, just a few days ago armed with a number of pamphlets that spread conspiracy theories.

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Insiders describe scene in Trump's trial as man sets fire to self outside

As a man police are linking to conspiracy theories set himself on fire in a park outside the courthouse where Donald Trump has been sitting all week, witnesses described the scene inside the trial.

Reporters were just beginning to relay the information that a jury had been chosen when word came in of the fire. CNN quickly carried live footage of the flames.

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Trump jury and alternates officially selected

Donald Trump's jury has officially been selected, including the necessary six alternate jurors.

At lunchtime Friday, seven men and five women had been seated on the main jury and five women and one man were chosen as alternates.

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Ex-Trump lawyer blames Michael Cohen for Trump's inability to control himself online

Donald Trump's latest outbursts that prosecutors say violated the gag order in his hush money trial were egged on by a key witness in the case, his former White House lawyer told CNN on Friday.

Speaking to Wolf Blitzer, Jim Schultz said that as long as Cohen is speaking out, then Trump will continue to as well.

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'Red line': Ex-prosecutor says Trump being put in a holding cell 'needs to happen'

Former senior Justice Department prosecutor Andrew Weissmann related Donald Trump's intimidation of jurors to that of a mafia case. It might be enough for the judge to act.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Thursday, Weissmann said that Judge Juan Merchan's "red line" likely protects the jurors. Last night, a Fox News host attacked one juror for saying she doesn't believe anyone is above the law. The host said that disqualifies her.

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Trump declares Atlantic Ocean diminishes importance of 'Ukrainian survival' to the U.S.

Donald Trump took a break from his criminal hush money trial Thursday to share his views on Ukraine funding and Europe's fair share of that bill in a bizarre social media post which stressed that nobody speaks on his behalf.

"I am the only one who speaks for 'ME,'" Trump declared in the text of a Truth Social Post. "GET MOVING EUROPE!"

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Trump appears miffed as potential jurors trash him to his face: reporter

Donald Trump has been forced to spend three days in court, listening to multiple Americans describe what they don't like about him — and he doesn't seem happy.

On day three of jury selection in the New York hush money trial, the pool of prospective jurors got specific about their issues with Trump.

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Trump rides net worth rollercoaster with media stock that may plummet at any time: analyst

Former President Donald Trump is riding a net worth roller coaster as his eponymous media company stock plummets, recovers and positions itself to plummet again, according to a new analysis. And like a roller coaster rider, Trump is strapped in too tightly to call it quits, even if the curves make him queasy.

Forbes analyst Derek Saul Thursday published a thorough report tracking Trump Media's various plummets, free falls and a recent surprise rise.

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'Silent but deadly': Far-right caucus mocked over new group with unfortunate acronym

Rumors are circulating on Capitol Hill that the Freedom Caucus is preparing to launch a FART war.

The far-right House Republican group Thursday appeared to be plotting a defensive tactic against moderate counterparts and has assembled to assist them in this effort a Floor Action Response Team, or as Politico's Congress reporter Olivia Beavers dubbed it in acronym, a FART.

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