Donald Trump posted a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals, according to a court filing.
A New York appellate court had given the former president 10 days to put up the money after a panel of judges agreed last month to slash the amount needed to stop the clock on enforcement.
The bond Trump is posting with the court now is essentially a placeholder, meant to guarantee payment if the judgment is upheld. If that happens, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee will have to pay the state the whole sum, which grows with daily interest.
If Trump wins, he won’t have to pay the state anything and will get back the money he has put up now.
I guess he’s not quite as broke as everyone keeps insisting.
He had to get his bond paid by someone else, in this case it was Knight Insurance.
I consider myself pretty broke and I don’t think I could convince anyone to give me nearly $200 million for bail.
Your guess is wrong. It’s more likely a Russian oligarch bailed him out.