Trump says he might be forced to sell assets at 'fire sale prices' to satisfy $464M bond in civil fraud case

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Trump continued, in part.
56% : While Trump Organization general counsel Alan Garten said Monday that Trump is "financially stable" and maintains "substantial assets," the magnitude of the judgment would require him to use his real estate as collateral for the bond.
53% : Judge Arthur Engoron had ordered Trump to pay $355 million plus interest.
45% : " A bond of this size is "practically impossible for ANY Company, including one as successful as mine," Trump claimed in a series of posts on his social media platform, echoing his legal team's arguments.
41% : "In other words, he is trying to take my Appellate Rights away from me," Trump said, in part.
36% : " "Moreover, there is significant risk that absent a full bond or deposit, defendants will attempt to evade enforcement of the judgment or to make enforcement more difficult after an appeal," Senior Assistant Solicitor Dennis Fan said last week, arguing that Trump should pay the judgment or get a bond for the full amount.
34% : Trump's attorneys, who have called the judgment "unconstitutionally excessive," asked an appellate court again on Monday to allow Trump to secure a bond in a lesser amount.
32% : Trump is facing "insurmountable difficulties" in obtaining a bond to satisfy the judgment, the former president's attorneys said Monday in a new appellate court filing.
28% : New York Attorney General Letitia James pushed back on the request, arguing Trump and his co-defendants "will attempt to evade enforcement of the judgment or to make enforcement more difficult.
23% : In a series of posts on his social media platform Monday night, Trump claimed the bond in the New York civil fraud case judgment is "unconstitutional," "unAmerican" and "unprecedented.
17% : " "Judge Engoron actually wants me to put up Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for the Right to Appeal his ridiculous decision," Trump posted on his social media platform Tuesday morning.

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