Former President Donald Trump faces a busy Monday on the legal front, between the deadline to raise a $454 million bond in his New York civil fraud case - under threat of asset seizure if he fails to find the cash - and a court appearance in his hush-money criminal case, where he's expected to seek another delay or outright dismissal.
Trump's lawyers indicated in court last week that he was having considerable difficulty finding the nine-figure sum needed amid his appeal of the civil case, in which he has denied wrongdoing.
That figure doesn't include the ever-accruing interest, which raises the total amount due to about $464 million.
If Trump fails to meet the deadline, New York Attorney General Letitia James has vowed to begin seizing his assets.
Meanwhile Monday, Trump is expected to seek another postponement of the trial in the New York criminal case charging him with 34 counts of falsifying business documents tied to the repaying of former fixer Michael Cohen for hush-money payments made before the 2016 election to cover up Trump's alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Trump has pleaded not guilty and repeatedly denied having an affair.
The trial was previously scheduled to begin on Monday, but delayed after prosecutors turned over a trove of more than 100,000 documents related to the 2018 prosecution of Cohen on charges of campaign finance violations and tax evasion.
To allow attorneys time to review the documents, Judge Juan Merchan agreed earlier this month to push the start date to April 15, at the earliest.
On Monday, Trump's lawyers are expected to seek a further delay or dismissal of the charges. Merchan has already previously rejected a dismissal request.
While a dismissal is likely a longshot, Merchan could impose a further delay and set a trial date, according to CNN.
The New York cases - and others facing Trump - come as the presumptive Republican 2024 nominee mounts another run for the White House.
