Trump can't secure $454 million appeal bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say
Donald Trump cannot obtain a bond to secure the $454 million civil business fraud judgment against him as he pursues an appeal of the case, his attorneys said in a New York court filing Monday. Attorneys for Trump and his co-defendants the fraud case argued that it was "impossible" for them to secure a complete appeal bond, which would "effectively" require "cash reserves approaching $1 billion." "Defendants' ongoing diligent efforts have proven that a bond in the judgment's full amount is "a prac