Trump spurned by 30 companies as he seeks bond in $454 million judgment - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Trump, who obtained that bond from the insurance giant Chubb, pledged an investment account at Charles Schwab as collateral, records show.
49% : Under the law, James could have moved to collect from Trump as soon as Engoron ruled, but she offered a 30-day grace period, until March 25.
48% : Trump has more than $350 million in cash, a recent New York Times analysis found, short of what he needs.
47% : Otherwise, the New York attorney general's office, which brought the case, might soon move to collect from Trump.
42% : It is unclear whether she will provide Trump extra time or if she will move swiftly to collect.
35% : To offer a bond of this size, the companies would require Trump to pledge more than $550 million in cash, stocks, and bonds as collateral -- a sum he does not have.
35% : The case, brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, is a grave financial threat to Trump.
30% : Trump could also seek to appeal to New York's highest court, and it is unclear whether James will hold off on the seizure while he pursues that route.
29% : Trump has denied all wrongdoing and claimed that James and Engoron, both Democrats, are out to get him.
23% : "The looming deadline could not come at a worse time for Trump.
22% : They appear to be balking over a significant problem: Trump does not have enough liquidity to obtain the bond.
21% : The judge in the civil fraud case, Arthur F. Engoron, levied the $454 million penalty and other punishments after concluding that Trump had fraudulently inflated his net worth to obtain favorable loans and other benefits.
17% : Trump has asked the appeals court to pause the $454 million judgment that a New York judge imposed on him in the fraud case last month, or accept a bond of only $100 million.

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