LAWFARE: Trump Posts $91.6 Million Bond to Appeal E. Jean Carroll Defamation Judgment
President Trump on Friday posted a $91.6 million bond as he appeals the E. Jean Carroll judgment.
The money will be returned to Trump if he wins his appeal.
Judge Lewis Kaplan, a Clinton appointee on Thursday denied Trump’s second request to delay paying Carroll.
CNBC reported:
Former President Donald Trump on Friday appealed a civil defamation verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll, and posted a $91.6 million bond as he asked to avoid having to pay damages he owes her as he pursues that appeal.
The appeal came days before Trump faced a deadline to pay $83.3 million in damages to Carroll for defaming her in 2019,