Dipshit

Donald Trump argued that he is so wealthy he should not have to pay a bond to appeal the defamation ruling against writer E. Jean Carroll, as the amount required is not a deterrent for him.

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WTF?

In New York, a person must pay a court a cash bond that amounts to 110 percent of the judgment to appeal the ruling of a civil case, meaning the former president would have to pay more than $91 million to challenge the defamation penalty. The court entered its final judgment on February 8, so Trump has until March 9 to pay Carroll or post the cash bond.

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"Having argued to the jury that President Trump has great financial resources, Plaintiff is in no position to contradict herself now and contend that she requires the protection of a bond during the brief period while post-trial motions are pending," the motion states.

Apparently, as cited in Carroll's response, there's a case controlling these things in which a factor is "whether the defendant's ability to pay is 'so plain that the cost of a bond would be a waste of money'." Seems a little ridiculous to me.  But, I guess that's what Trump's lawyers were trying to rely on and ask the court to simply trust him when he says he's rich.

"This fact nullifies risk to the judgment creditor and weighs heavily in favor of an unsecured stay," the motion continues.

[Judge Lewis] Kaplan denied the request for a stay, "much less an unsecured stay," while requesting a written response from Carroll's lawyers.

Which began like this:

Chef's kiss.

[Kaplan] also noted that Trump's team waited until day 25 of the 30-day time limit before requesting a stay of enforcement of the defamation judgment.

I'm surprised they didn't wait until day 30

The motion from Trump's lawyers suggested that the former president be allowed to post a lower bond based on a future judgment following their appeal.

Which is it? He's so rich there's no need to worry about him paying the judgment, or he's too poor to pay such a large amount?

"There is a strong probability that the disposition of post-trial motions will substantially reduce, if not eliminate, the amount of the judgment," Trump's lawyers wrote.

Well, then he'd just get back the difference from the bonding agent.

The legal team suggested that the court project a reduction of the total judgment to $22.25 million so that Trump could post a bond of $24.475 million, which his lawyers said "would be appropriate."

LOL.

Trump has a deadline of March 2 to reply.  Don't expect it before then.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.