• Donald Trump has to cut a fat check, and his appeal of the E. Jean Carroll verdict won’t delay that.
  • Within 30 days of the judge’s written judgment, Trump has to turn over either cash or a bond.
  • While he appeals the verdict, Carroll can’t touch that money — but neither can Trump.
  • @[email protected]
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    The reason he has to cough up the money is: he has to post bond before he’s allowed to appeal. So either he pays what he owes, or he puts up the money to ensure he pays after the appeal is overturned.

    Ms. Carroll, unfortunately, won’t see that money for probably another year, but at least she can rest assured that Trump is going to lose that appeal. Even if he becomes Supreme Dictator in November, that money is gone.

    • themeatbridge
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      2110 months ago

      To post a bond that large, someone would need to trust Trump to pay his debts…

      • @Rapidcreek
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        1610 months ago

        I think it would be hard for anyone to risk 88 million to post a bond in any case. Trump is going to have to write the check.

        • @[email protected]
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          10 months ago

          To put a possible US president in your pocket? Plently of people would smile as they wrote that check.

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            10 months ago

            Lending money to Trump doesn’t put him in your pocket because he just doesn’t pay his debts and somehow manages to always get away with it.

          • @Rapidcreek
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            -210 months ago

            I’d like to name one. If there is anyone with 88 million to spare, that same person values money more than Trump.

            • @Clent
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              810 months ago

              There were billionaires who donated as much Trump 2020 PACs so it’s not completely unreasonable. However those billionaires likely did so control political messaging, it’s not clear what they could gain here but I am not a billionaire.

              I highly doubt the money will come out of Trumps personal funds, he has been fundraising for years and will likely continue to use those funds to pay for things.

              • @Rapidcreek
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                310 months ago

                He’s already been warned that he can’t spend donated funds to pay the fine.

                • @[email protected]
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                  810 months ago

                  He’s received plenty of warnings but no repercussions. So he will continue stealing from charities and misusing campaign funds until there is an actual consequence.

            • @Passerby6497
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              110 months ago

              ElMu pissed away $44 BILLION on Twitter to take over and destroy a public information spreading platform, do you really think that someone on his level wouldn’t toss away $88 million to own the potential US president?

        • themeatbridge
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          910 months ago

          I wonder if he can secure it with rubles…

        • Overzeetop
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          If you’ve already put $2B in trust with his son in law, what’s an extra 5% to keep daddy happy. It’s just a down payment for future intelligence.