Letitia James filed a ānotice of exception to the sufficiency of the suretyā seeking more information about Knight Specialty Insurance Company
Donald TrumpāsĀ $175m bondĀ in hisĀ New YorkĀ civil fraud case has been thrown into doubt by New York Attorney GeneralĀ Letitia JamesĀ after she filed a notice asking for evidence that the out-of-state firm that underwrote it really has the money to pay up.
Ms Jamesās office submitted a ānotice of exception to the sufficiency of the suretyā on Thursday asking for further proof that California-basedĀ Knight Specialty Insurance CompanyĀ (KSIC) has the capital to proceed on theĀ former presidentās behalf.
KSIC is not regulated by New York state, which means that it is not authorised to issue surety bonds in the Empire State and therefore cannot obtain a certificate from the New York Department of Financial Services, which is customarily part of any bond package.
But thatās exactly the issue. The bond company is pretending that they donāt have to follow any law/regulation because theyāre out of state. While AG is objecting based upon the NY law regarding the bond.
Meaning, need to show financials. Need to have enough assets. The AG said that their assets are lower than the bond amount. While the bond should be 10% of the assets at most.
The bond company added the financials of another company thatās not involved with the bond. Pretty shady behaviour.