Former President Donald Trump had a big court day on Monday, with major developments in the civil fraud and hush money case against him.
Here's what you need to know about each case.
hush money case: 34 charges stemming from Trump's reimbursement of hush money paid to Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen before the 2016 election to cover up his alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels He has been charged with falsifying business records.
The former president has maintained his innocence and denied having an affair.
At a hearing in New York on Monday, which President Trump also attended, Judge Juan Melchan said the criminal trial against the former president would begin on April 15 after jury selection. The judge rejected President Trump's motion to throw out the charges entirely or further delay the trial.
civil fraud case: The New York Court of Appeals has ruled that Trump must be held on $175 million bail as he appeals his civil fraud conviction. He was also given an additional 10 days to post his bond.
Trump, along with his adult sons and his company, was fined more than $464 million after Judge Arthur Engoron found that Trump and his co-defendants fraudulently inflated the value of his assets, which expire today. This is a major lifeline for the former president, who was facing a crisis. .
The ruling blocks, for now, any potential attempt by New York Attorney General Letitia James to seize the former president's assets to enforce a judgment against him.