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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of April 1

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  1. updawg
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    Trump’s Lawyers Didn’t Disclose Proposal to Put Up Full $464 Million Bond https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-bond-disclosure-appeals-court-hankey

    Trump’s Lawyers Didn’t Disclose Proposal to Put Up Full $464 Million Bond
    https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-bond-disclosure-appeals-court-hankey

    His lawyers had told the appellate court it was a “practical impossibility” to get a bond for the full amount of the lower court’s judgment, $464 million. All of the 30 or so firms Trump had approached balked, either refusing to take the risk or not wanting to accept real estate as collateral, they said. That made raising the full amount “an impossible bond requirement.”

    But before the judges ruled, the impossible became possible: A billionaire lender approached Trump about providing a bond for the full amount.

    The lawyers never filed paperwork alerting the appeals court. That failure may have violated ethics rules, legal experts say.

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  2. updawg
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    As Elections Loom, Congressional Maps Challenged as Discriminatory Will Remain in Place With control of the House of Representatives hanging in the balance, the time-consuming appeals process...

    As Elections Loom, Congressional Maps Challenged as Discriminatory Will Remain in Place
    With control of the House of Representatives hanging in the balance, the time-consuming appeals process means elections in multiple districts will take place using maps that have been challenged as discriminatory to voters of color.
    https://www.propublica.org/article/elections-district-maps-deemed-discriminatory-south-carolina-florida

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