‘Impossible’ for Donald Trump to pay $454M bond, his lawyers say
Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for the former president to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454-million civil fraud judgment while he appeals.A state appeals court judge ruled last month that Trump must post a bond covering the full amount to pause enforcement of the judgment, which is to begin on March 25.With interest, Trump owes $456.8 million. In all, he and co-defendants including his company and top executives owe $467.3 million.
To obtain a bond, they would be required to post collateral worth $557 million, Trump’s lawyers said.The former president’s lawyers wrote in a court filing that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgment “is not possible under the circumstances presented.”Judge Arthur Engoron ruled in February that Trump, his company and top executives, including his sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr., schemed for years to deceive banks and insurers by inflating his wealth on financial statements used to secure loans and make deals.Among other penalties, the judge put strict limitations on the ability of Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, to do business.Trump is asking a full panel of the state’s intermediate appellate court to stay the judgment while he appeals. His lawyers previously proposed posting a $100-million bond, but appeals court judge Anil Singh rejected that.
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