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  • Former President Donald Trump is appealing the New York civil judgment finding him liable for fraudulently inflating his net worth on years of financial statements.
  • Judge Arthur Engoron had ordered Trump to pay more than $450 million in fines and interest for his fraudulent business practices.
  • The notices of appeal do not indicate that Trump has secured an appeal bond, which is required in order to pause the judgment from being enforced.
  • dhork@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    That’s not how I read it. He has the right to appeal, but needs to either put up the money or secure a bond in order to do so or else they can collect even while the appeal is ongoing.

    His lawyers are filing the appeal without arranging for the payment. Then,(assuming he doesn’t make the payment at the last minute), when it is summarily denied because they didn’t do it right, they will complain about weaponized government / witch hunts / etc.

    I wonder if he’s simply going to ignore this payment. And then when the court takes action to seize his assets, he will complain that his right to campaign is being taken away from him.

    He complains a lot.