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Former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial bond troubles are exposing him to more scrutiny, and ridicule too, a legal expert said Thursday. Former prosecutor and Pace University law professor Bennett Gershman told Salon Thursday he was baffled by Trump’s recent announcement that he could not find an insurer to back the $464 million payment due Monday in his New York civil fraud case. “I find it strange that Trump is essentially claiming that he either does not have sufficient assets to cover a bond or that bonding companies don’t trust him,” Gershman added. “Either claim is stunningly e…

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