Trump's bond in civil fraud case is reduced to $175 million - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : On the civil case involving the $454 million judgment against Trump, he now has 10 days to secure the bond, and two people with knowledge of his finances said he should be able to, though doing so will effectively drain much of his cash.
44% : In a statement, Trump said he would "abide by the decision" and either post a bond or put up the money himself.
36% : The appeal in the case, in which a trial judge found that Trump fraudulently inflated his net worth, could take months or longer to resolve.
36% : "Defendant has been given a reasonable amount of time," the judge said, crisply, referring to Trump.
35% : To obtain the bond -- a promise from an outside company that it will cover his judgment if he ultimately loses the appeal and cannot pay -- Trump will have to pay the company a fee and pledge about $200 million in cash and other investments as collateral.
34% : The ruling -- almost exactly a year after the Manhattan district attorney's office won an indictment of Trump -- makes it all but certain the former president will go on trial next month.
30% : If Trump obtains the smaller bond, it will prevent the attorney general from collecting while he appeals the $454 million judgment against him.
30% : After the hearing, Trump pledged to appeal the judge's decision, attacking the district attorney's case as "election interference.
29% : Prosecutors said Trump then falsified documents to hide reimbursements to Cohen.
28% : The ruling by a panel of five appellate court judges was a crucial and unexpected victory for Trump, potentially staving off a looming financial disaster.
24% : Had the court denied his request for a smaller bond in the fraud case, which was brought by the New York attorney general, Trump risked losing control over his bank accounts and even some of his marquee properties.
20% : A spokesperson for New York Attorney General Letitia James noted that Trump was "still facing accountability for his staggering fraud" and that the judgment "still stands.
17% : Trump has repeatedly attacked James and the trial judge, Arthur Engoron, as politically biased Democrats leading a witch hunt against him.
3% : Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accused Trump of orchestrating that payment to keep Daniels quiet about her account of having had sex with Trump.

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