A New York appeals court on Monday reduced the $454 million that former President Donald Trump was required to put up while he appeals his civil fraud case. Now Trump must put up, by April 4, a mere $175 million. The trouble is, he may not get a bond for that amount, either. Should that happen, this act of judicial mercy will end up feeling to Trump like a curse.
The stay deprives Trump of the only argument on which he was gaining any traction at all—that the amount the court required him to put up was excessively high. Four hundred and fifty-four million was indeed an unusually large judgment against a private corporation or individual. (The distinction between Trump and the Trump Organization is paper-thin.) Monday’s appeals court decision doesn’t reduce that judgment, as New York State Attorney General Letitia James pointed out in a written statement. But it does dramatically reduce the amount Trump needs to turn over to the state while he pursues his appeal. It also gives us some hint that the appeals court may reduce Judge Arthur Engoron’s $454 million judgment to, well, $175 million.
“Let’s do whatever we can, to stop this man from becoming President.” Sincerely, Democrats.
Are we accusing the Democrats of forcing him to commit fraud or…?
91 Felonies isn’t enough for you? Be honest, you’d love it if he grabbed you by the pussy wouldn’t you? How about your daughter? Wife? Oh geez, what am I thinking, you’d be on your knees with his cheeto mushroom in your mouth while he did it begging for more.
Fucking clowns you all are. Magats.
Um, duh? I don’t like Biden either but nothing the Republicans are offering (or have offered in 50 years) is good for real people. I wouldn’t want Trump as a neighbor, coworker, or wasting oxygen on any planet humans live on, let alone wanting it in charge of anything.