Attorney General Asks Court Not to Consider ‘Impossibility’ of $464 Million Trump Bond

Published on March 20, 2024

New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office on March 20 asked the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court to throw out several arguments made by former President Donald Trump as he seeks to stay enforcement of more than $350 million in penalties while he appeals. “The Court should not consider defendants’ new allegations and arguments—which contend that a full bond or deposit is a ‘practical impossibility,’” the letter to the court reads. In order to appeal the $350 million judgment and hold off the attorney general from seizing assets in the meantime, President Trump would be required to post bond upwards of $464 million, requiring what one broker estimated to be $1 billion in cash....

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