Former President Donald Trump spoke ahead of his hush money trial in New York on Monday, but his remarks centered on a separate hearing taking place that morning, during which a judge will examine state Attorney General Letitia James’s argument that the court should reject a bond Trump paid.
Trump tore into James, an elected Democrat, for doubting the credibility of the $175 million bond, which Trump secured through a subsidiary of auto industry billionaire Don Hankey.
“The bonding company would be good for it because I put up the money, and I have plenty of money to put up,” Trump said.
Trump’s remarks came just prior to the president attending his criminal trial in Manhattan, where attorneys were poised to deliver opening statements about allegations that Trump concealed payments to a porn star in 2016 to help his election prospects.
Meanwhile, Trump is
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