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The 7

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

Daily News, News

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Tuesday briefing: Trump’s finances; Gaza famine report; asbestos ban; Kate Middleton video; new Banksy; and more


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0:00.0

Donald Trump is facing a cash crunch. The US finally banned all forms of asbestos.

0:08.0

And a new video showed Kate Middleton walking and smiling.

0:12.0

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the

0:15.0

Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewel. It's Tuesday, March 19th. Let's get you caught

0:20.1

up with today's seven stories. Number one, Donald Trump can't get a bond to cover his business fraud judgment.

0:31.8

Last month, Trump was ordered by a New York court to pay a huge penalty.

0:36.3

He owes about $464 million for submitting false data to financial institutions.

0:42.4

But he may not be able to pay it.

0:44.4

Trump's lawyer said yesterday that he hasn't been able to find a private company to guarantee the penalty.

0:50.0

He needs to get a type of insurer that issues court bonds to accept his property as collateral.

0:55.6

But none of the dozens of companies approached by Trump have been willing to do that.

1:00.8

If the former president doesn't post his bond by Monday, state officials could start the

1:05.2

process of seizing his real estate and other assets. Number two, the Supreme Court is likely to reject limits on how the White House can contact

1:20.3

social media companies.

1:22.3

This case involves a lawsuit initiated by two Republican-led

1:25.5

states and individual social media users. Some Republicans want to limit the government's

1:30.2

ability to pressure platforms to take down what it sees as harmful posts and

1:34.1

misinformation. But yesterday justices seemed skeptical of that idea. Most of them

1:39.4

expressed concern about

1:44.0

topics like public health and national security.

1:47.0

This is a landmark case that could define the future of free speech on social media.

1:52.0

Its outcome could have a big impact on efforts to counter

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