In a new letter to the judge, Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, asks the court for mercy because Donald Trump does not have the $91 million needed for E. Jean Carroll’s judicial bail.
NBC’s Lisa Rubin posted:
In a new letter tonight, Alina Habba asks for clemency from Judge Lew Kaplan — who has yet to rule on Trump’s request to stay execution of E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 million judgment while her post-trial motions are heard resolved -.
Specifically, he notes that the existing suspension expires on Monday and asks that if Kaplan does not rule by tomorrow, he should at least suspend enforcement of the sentence for three business days after that ruling.
What does this mean? Trump may have difficulty arranging bail of more than $91 million, which is what will be needed to cover the judgment and interest.
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— and expecting Kaplan to deny his request for a longer stay, he is trying to buy time to get one or free up enough money
The letter seeks to buy Trump more time as he is struggling to raise money to post as bail to appeal the E. Jean Carroll verdict.
So far the courts have not complied with Trump’s attempts to stall because he does not have the money to post the bail needed to appeal the sentences against him.
E. Jean Carroll has made it clear that time is running out and she wants her money.
Without a stay from the judge, E. Jean Carroll could begin searching Trump’s assets to get the money she is owed.
Trump may have blocked the nomination on Tuesday, but he was back in a world of legal trouble on Wednesday.
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