Donald Trump's bond sparks mystery about one detail

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : In addition, after helping Trump pay his bond, Hankey told ABC News that he is a Trump supporter.
59% : Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential election, was able to secure the bond through Knight Specialty Insurance Company, which is owned by the privately held Hankey Group.
51% : Does the company owner Don Hankey get anything special from Trump or a political backer?
48% : "This is what we do at Knight Insurance, and we're happy to be able to accommodate the ex-president in this situation," Hankey said "I'd say it's more of a business decision, but I happen to be a supporter also.""It was a relatively low number, and Donald Trump put up all the collateral in cash," he added.
46% : "The comment about Truth Social comes amid a recent SEC filing showed the company, which Trump holds a nearly 60 percent stake in, made just over $4.1 million in revenue but racked up $58.2 million in costs in its latest operating year.
45% : Trump on Monday posted the bond, preventing the state from seizing his assets while he appeals a ruling that he and top executives at The Trump Organization inflated their value to obtain more favorable terms from lenders and insurers.
44% : Since the former president posted the bond, a number of people have speculated on X, formerly Twitter, over what Trump could have put up as collateral to secure the funds from Hankey.
42% : Does that person exert hidden leverage over Trump?," Lisann wrote on X.Trump posted a bond of nearly $92 million as he appeals the jury's verdict in Carroll's civil defamation case.
37% : MSNBC host and legal contributor Katie Phang wrote on X shortly after Trump posted the bond, "My question: what did Trump use as collateral for this bond?.."Meanwhile, X user Hope took aim at Trump's Truth Social platform writing, "I hope the Bond company that loaned Trump 175 million didn't take Truth Social stock as collateral.
35% : Did some 3rd party - who exactly - help Trump post the (court-reduced without explanation) $175 million collateral required by subprime lender Knight Insurance Company to stave off collection on the NY state civil fraud judgment?
32% : Trump has denied any wrongdoing in all his civil and criminal cases, saying that they are politically motivated.
30% : A separate jury last year awarded Carroll $5 million from Trump for sexual abuse and defamation.
28% : In the original ruling from Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump was ordered to pay more than $460 million in penalties for fraud, including interest, but the former president's attorneys succeeded in getting the bond reduced to the $175 million number in order to appeal that decision.
28% : I'd never met Donald Trump.
23% : Lisann added, "Recall Trump's attorneys swore in court that Trump didn't have the funds.

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