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Kayla Epstein During the short break in proceedings earlier, Donald Trump did not stop to answer questions, but his spokeswoman and lawyer Alina Habba did.
Reporting from court She spoke with pool reporters in the hallway, attacking Judge Arthur Engoron and the concurrent hearing that was happening down the road in Trump's bond case.
Believe it or not, Trump actually had two hearings today, in neighbouring courthouses, here in Lower Manhattan. She called it a "joke" and an "affront to the legal system", without taking any questions.
The New York Attorney General Letitia James had challenged the bond that Trump posted in his unrelated civil fraud case, which concluded earlier this year, citing concerns about how it was filed. “The fact that we have two courts, not one, criminal and civil, being used against one man because they cannot beat him in the polls is a disgrace to the American judicial system," she said.
But during a sparsely attended hearing today, Judge Arthur Engoron allowed the bond to stand after Trump's lawyers agreed to some stipulations from James' office. Who is Trump's trial lawyer Alina Habba?
It is a much needed relief for Trump, as he sat through his first criminal trial just a block away.
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