Donald Trump still hasnā€™t posted bond in his New York civil fraud trial, but his lawyer Alina Habba wants you to know that itā€™s definitely not because theyā€™re having trouble getting the massive amount together.

The former president was fined $354 million for committing real estateā€“related fraud in New York. In order to appeal the decision, Trump must post a bond of the full amount plus interestā€”which has already reached nearly $467 million, with interest adding $112,000 per day.

When asked Wednesday if Trump was any closer to posting bond, Habba had a very clear answer that raised no red flags.

ā€œYeah, no, unfortunately I canā€™t speak to that. Thatā€™s privileged, and I am the attorney, one of the attorneys on that case,ā€ Habba told Fox News, stating the obvious.

She quickly pivoted to attacking the case altogether, calling the judgment ā€œabsurdā€ and expressing hope that an appeals court would overturn it.

  • ButtermilkBiscuit@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Donā€™t worry guys we all know trump is a ā€œbillionaireā€ he will easily post this bond without needing an insurance company to bail him out. Iā€™m sure heā€™s probably got 450m just laying around in boxes at maralago. We all know heā€™s super fancy and rich and has big hands.

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      8 months ago

      He did claim at one point he had $400M in liquidity availableā€¦ so that would cover most of it. A ā€œreputableā€ businessman like himself shouldnā€™t have any issue finding someone that can help post bond for the remainder, surely.

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      8 months ago

      Didnā€™t he say at one point that part of his net worth was the value of his name? Maybe he can just sell that, and we can legitimately start calling him by one of the popular aliases.