Trump has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say

Former President Donald Trump has not been able to obtain a bond to secure the $464 million civil fraud judgment against him and his co-defendants, his attorneys said in a court filing Monday. Trump and his company need to post a bond for the full amount by next week in order to stop New York Attorney General Letitia James from being able to collect while he appeals. They’ve asked an appeals court to step in in the meantime and said Monday that they haven’t had any success getting a bond. “Defendants’ ongoing diligent efforts have proven that a bond in…

Malcolm Butler’s attorney speaks to 12 News after DUI arrest

PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) — Former New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler is not allowed to drive in Rhode Island, a judge ruled on Friday. The recently retired NFL star was arrested earlier this month in North Providence for allegedly driving under the influence. He pleaded not guilty at his district court arraignment on Thursday, then again through his attorney, John Harwood, at the Traffic Tribunal on Friday. Harwood said he’s now in the process of reviewing evidence provided by North Providence police. “[Butler’s] not saying much. He’s waiting to see where all the evidence lands,” Harwood said. “I can say…

Garland dismisses criticism that he should have altered Hur report as “absurd”

Washington — Attorney General Merrick Garland dismisses suggestions that he should have altered portions of former special counsel Robert Hur’s report about President Biden’s handling of classified records, saying the notion that he would censor Hur’s findings was “absurd.” “The idea that an attorney general would edit or redact or censor the special counsel’s explanation for why the special counsel reached the decision the special counsel did — that’s absurd,” Garland said at the Justice Department on Thursday, his first public comment since Hur was released his report in February. His comments are notable since Garland — a former federal…