Takeaways from Donald Trump’s wild day of legal developments

(CNN) —Donald Trump received both a lifeline from the courts Monday and a trial date for the first criminal trial of a former president in US history, a pair of rulings that hit home the legal whiplash constantly surrounding him.The twin rulings Monday, which came roughly within an hour of each other, hit the intersection of challenges to Trump’s image and his famed business empire as he seeks a second term in the White House.Trump’s historic criminal trial in the New York hush money case against him will begin with jury selection on April 15, Judge Juan Merchan said Monday, after a dispute over the late production of documents caused the judge initially to push back the start date.For Trump, however, the more significant ruling Monday may have been a New York appeals court allowing him to post a reduced $175 million bond& as he appeals the $464 million New York civil fraud judgment against him, his adult sons and his company. Trump told reporters he will cover the bond using cash as a collateral.Here are the takeaways from another historic day for Trump:Trump’s hush money trial will begin April 15Barring another unforeseen hiccup, never something to rule out when...