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1 Former President Trump Has To Post His $454-Million Bond Today
It’s a busy legal day for former President Donald Trump. Trump has a hearing in his criminal case alleging he covered up “hush money” payments, and today is also the deadline for Trump to come up with $454-million as security for a bond to appeal the February judgement of Judge Arthur Engoron that Trump engaged in fraud. The former president’s legal team said last week that paying the full penalty would be “a practical impossibility,” even though Trump himself posted on Truth Social that he was “almost 500 million dollars in cash” that he plans to use for his presidential campaign. If he doesn’t come up with the money today, New York Attorney General Letitia James has said she may start seizing some of Trump’s properties.
2 Congress Avoids Federal Government Shutdown Again...With A Surprise Addition
After the House passed it earlier Friday, and then the Senate passed it late that night, President Joe Biden signed a massive $1.2-trillion package into law to fund the federal government through September that also included a ban on flying LGBTQ Pride flags over US embassies. The White House said Saturday that it would immediately look for a way to repeal the ban and said in a statement that “Biden believes it was inappropriate to abuse the process that was essential to keep the government open by including this policy.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said yesterday on X that the White House defeated over 50 other policies “attacking the LGBTQI+ community” that Republican tried to insert into the legislation.
3 Two Of The Four Suspects Charged In Moscow Terrorist Attack Admit Guilt In Court
Four men accused of carrying out the attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed over 130 people appeared in court yesterday. The men showed signs of severe beatings, but two of them admitted their guilt in the attack after being charged in the hearing. The court ordered that all four men, who are all citizens of Tajikistan, be held in custody until their next court date on May 22nd. While the terrorist group ISIS claimed credit for the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed it was associated with Ukraine. National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson addressed that belief, saying in a statement that “ISIS bears sole responsibility for this attack. There was no Ukrainian involvement whatsoever.”