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Eric Trump is spreading false information about his father's bond in the fraud case in which the former president was ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars.
Trump, who earlier in the day told Fox News that top insurance executives laughed when he asked for more than $400 million in bond money for his father, later took to social media to make a similar complaint about the size of the bond.
"A half a billion dollar bond is simply not commercially available," Donald Trump's son said on Sunday. "The 30 largest bonding companies in the United States have never seen a bond close to this size for anyone, let alone a private company."
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He continued:
"Letitia James is hellbent on a political vendetta against my father with zero regard for the lives of thousands of hard-working New Yorkers, who make their living in our buildings."
But not so fast, legal analyst Lisa Rubin chimed in. Rubin is a former litigator who frequently appears on MSNBC's programs.
"As Eric Trump insists the bond his dad needs to stay enforcement of Tish James’s judgment is 'not commercially available,' let’s zero in on what’s not quite accurate here," she said on Sunday. "First, there is no requirement that there bond come from a single surety or lender. A syndicate of sureties or underwriters can collectively post the bond; the AG even cites real-life examples of such bonds where judgment approximates or exceeds the one at issue here."
Eric Trump was also wrong about another part of his statement, according to the expert.
"Second, do not give credence to the notion that this would be the biggest bond ever. Yes, hyperbole is a Trump specialty—but here, again, the NYAG has counterexamples of several $1 billion-plus bonds as well," Rubin wrote.
Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert became the subject of mockery this weekend as social media users made jokes about the lawmaker's apparently sparse crowd at a speaking event in her state.
Boebert, who earlier in the month was ridiculed on social media as she sought to highlight an endorsement from Donald Trump, once again took to her X account to share some pictures.
"Great to be with you today, Adams County GOP!" she wrote along with the photos.
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In the comments of her post, people were quick to point out the empty seats visible in pictures.
Referencing Boebert's earlier scandal, user @4HumanUnity said, "It looks like only 10 people showed up. That's significantly lower than the attendance at the Beetlejuice musical."
@BellAirMB added, "Ouch, that is a really small and sad turn out."
"Adams County is Blue and you are so screwed," another user wrote Saturday.
"Geez they could have met in her living room," @mgstupelo wrote in response.
An account by the name of @Marmel posted one of the photos independently and wrote, "Where was this? It's like Boebert is at a funeral for her own 'career.'"
Allison Gill, a veteran and comedian better known as Mueller, She Wrote, chimed in on that post.
"That's really sad that Boebert can't sell out a 20 seat venue," she wrote. "Speaking of selling out venues, get your tickets to The Daily Beans LIVE before they're gone: allisongill.com."
Emily Brandwin, a former disguise officer in the CIA, said, "Be nice, it's the Boebert fan club for her tens of fans....I'm sorry I meant 10 fans."
Donald Trump is stressed, and is likely to deal with that by causing some form of chaos to distract from his upcoming hearing, former Trump White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman said.
Newman, a former "Apprentice" contestant who became a White House aide, spoke to MSNBC on Sunday and was asked about Trump's mindset going into the scheduled hearing in the hush money criminal case.
"It is so evident that Donald Trump has his back against the wall," she said.
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She added, "A stressed out Trump is a very dangerous Trump."
"I would be surprised tomorrow if he did not try to seize the spotlight with one of his famous antics or doing something to distract from the incredible and precarious legal situation he faces," Newman said.
The host asked, "What kind of antic could he pull off?"
"Last week, when he also was faced with another stressful legal situation he equated immigrants to animals. He said there was going to be a bloodbath. Who knows what this week will bring with Donald Trump?" she asked. "I can tell you, the video of him golfing and trying to play that he is cool, calm and can collect. I've golfed with this man, and is difficult to tweet and golf at the same time, or cheat and golf as he often does. What we see him doing more than swinging a golf club is tweeting-rage tweeting to get his thoughts out."
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