Newsweek Article RatingDonald Trump's bond sparks mystery about one detail
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| "In addition, after helping Trump pay his bond, Hankey told ABC News that he is a Trump supporter." | Positive | 58% Conservative |
| "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." | Positive | 18% Conservative |
| "Does the company owner Don Hankey get anything special from Trump or a political backer?" | Positive | 2% Conservative |
| "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." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Does that person exert hidden leverage over Trump?, Lisa wrote on X.Trump posted a bond of nearly $92 million as he appeals the jury's verdict in Carroll's civil defamation case." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "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?" | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Trump has denied any wrongdoing in all his civil and criminal cases, saying that they are politically motivated." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
| "A separate jury last year awarded Carroll $5 million from Trump for sexual abuse and defamation." | Negative | -40% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "I'd never met Donald Trump." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "Lisa added, Recall Trump's attorneys swore in court that Trump didn't have the funds." | Negative | -54% Liberal |
| "In addition, after helping Trump pay his bond, Hankey told ABC News that he is a Trump supporter." | Positive | 42% Conservative |
| "In addition, after helping Trump pay his bond, Hankey told ABC News that he is a Trump supporter." | Positive | 42% Conservative |
| "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." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "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." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "We are back now to the same concerns raised when the Chubb Insurance Group posted Trump's $91 million appeal bond in the E Jean Carroll judgment appeal." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Amid the questions of collateral, however, according to Forbes who spoke to Hankey, Trump's collateral to secure the loans was a combination of cash and investment-grade bonds." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Newsweek has reached out to Trump's spokesperson and Hankey via email for comment." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Former federal and state prosecutor Eric Lisa pointed out Trump's posting of a previous appeal bond in his case with author E. Jean Carroll, adding that there are similar concerns regarding this bond and the collateral required to secure the bond." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "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?" | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Following former President Donald Trump posting a $175 million bond on Monday in his New York civil fraud case, questions have been raised over what he put up as collateral." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Trump has denied any wrongdoing in all his civil and criminal cases, saying that they are politically motivated." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "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." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "I'd never met Donald Trump." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "Lisa added, Recall Trump's attorneys swore in court that Trump didn't have the funds." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
| "Lisa added, Recall Trump's attorneys swore in court that Trump didn't have the funds." | Negative | -38% Liberal |
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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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