Trump has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say
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In a filing to an appeals court, Trump's attorneys said getting the bond needed to halt proceedings while they appeal is a "practical impossibility."

I’m sure we all hate to see it.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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      8 months ago

      And no mention of him approaching the RNC; that’s odd.

      Didn’t the judge specify that funds couldn’t come from political party or campaign funds?

      Or was that a different one of the cases he has been found guilty in?

    • Ava@beehaw.org
      8·
      8 months ago

      I mean, there are trivial reasons for this. If I own a $1.2m home and have $100,000 in the bank, I’m a millionaire who couldn’t post a $250,000 bond.

      • infinitevalence@discuss.onlineEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Shhh im waiting to see if he answers because maybe then we will find out how “poor” he really is vs his lies about his wealth. Away with your facts and reasons!

  • Eccitaze@yiffit.net
    15·
    8 months ago

    Lmao, from an NPR article on the same topic:

    They filed an affidavit from an insurance broker saying it is “not possible” to find a bond that big. The broker was an expert witness for Trump during the trial.

    The trial judge already noted in his decision that this broker was a “close personal friend” of Trump’s and had a financial interest in the outcome. A decision could come from the appeals court later this week.

    I’m sure the judge will give the broker’s opinion all the deference it’s due. /s

  • BurningRiver@beehaw.org
    9·
    8 months ago

    Trump has been unable to get bond for $464 million judgment, his lawyers say

    Now there’s a fucking surprise. What a fraud.

  • BurningRiver@beehaw.org
    7·
    8 months ago

    I’ve actually been thinking about this. If the RNC ends up paying his legal bills, wouldn’t that qualify as income, that he has to pay taxes on?

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    8 months ago

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    Former President Donald Trump has not been able to get a bond to secure the $464 million fraud judgment against him, his lawyers said in a court filing Monday.

    Trump and his company need to post a bond for the full amount by next week in order to stop New York Attorney General Letitia James from being able to collect while he appeals.

    Their efforts, including “countless hours negotiating with one of the largest insurance companies in the world,” have proven that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the Judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented,” the filing said.

    "Defendants’ real estate holdings — including iconic properties like 40 Wall Street, Doral Miami, and Mar-a-Lago, — greatly exceed the amount of the judgment.

    Such assets are impossible to secrete or dispose of surreptitiously, leaving the plaintiff effectively secured during the pendency of an appeal," the filing said.

    Trump’s team also argued the $464 million penalty is “grossly disproportional” and cited the argument they made throughout the months-long trial that “there are no victims, as there were no damages and no financial losses.”

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