A New York appeals court on MondayĀ reducedĀ the $454 million that former President Donald Trump was required to put up while he appeals his civil fraud case. Now Trump must put up, by April 4, a mere $175 million. The trouble is, he may not get a bond for that amount, either. Should that happen, this act of judicial mercy will end up feeling to Trump like a curse.
The stay deprives Trump of the only argument on which he was gaining any traction at allāthat the amount the court required him to put up was excessively high. Four hundred and fifty-four million was indeed an unusually large judgment against a private corporation or individual. (The distinction between Trump andĀ the Trump OrganizationĀ is paper-thin.) Mondayās appeals court decision doesnāt reduce that judgment, as New York State Attorney General Letitia James pointed out in a written statement. But it does dramatically reduce the amount Trump needs to turn over to the state while he pursues his appeal. It also gives us some hint that the appeals court may reduceĀ Judge Arthur Engoronās $454 million judgmentĀ to, well, $175 million.
The only semi good thing we have is that heās old. Heās clearly losing his shit, and broke. It wonāt be long before heās either six feet under from a McHeartattack or laying in a bed not able to recognize his own family. I hope itās long and painful.
I hope it quick and soon.
Iām sick of playing this game. He is a clear threat to democracy and America itself.
His speeches are becoming completely unhinged, and there are a lot of times he starts turning red in the face from a combination of massive doses of adderral and high blood pressure.
He probably gets daily injections of Wegovy and Statins at this point, no idea how he keeps going.