Trump can't secure $454 million appeal bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say

• Donald Trump cannot fully secure his $454 million civil business fraud judgment, his attorneys said in a court filing.
• The lawyers for Trump and his co-defendants in the New York fraud case made that argument as they asked a appeals court in the state to pause the judgment from coming due.

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 practical impossibility," the lawyers wrote, quoting an affidavit in the filing.

They said they have approached roughly 30 surety companies through four separate brokers, and that they have spent "countless hours negotiating with one of the largest insurance companies in the world."

Trump earlier this month obtained a $91.6 million bond from the Chubb insurance company to secure a civil defamation judgment against him in favor of the writer E. Jean Carroll while he appeals that judgment.

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