Donald Trump recently got a significant reduction in his bail amount in his civil fraud case in New York on Monday.
The original bail was set at $464 million, but an appeals court decided to lower it to $175 million.
This decision came after Trump’s lawyers argued that the original bail was a “virtually impossible” one to post and requested a stay of the sentence while they appealed the ruling.
While the $175 million bond remains a travesty of justice, the reduction marks a significant victory for the presumptive Republican nominee for president.
And he knows it. Take, for example, this incredible courthouse sketch. A work of art so beautiful that some suggest it belongs in the Louvre.
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Trump’s bond victory
Keep a few things in mind when watching that incredibly awesome courtroom sketch of the OG political gangsta.
- While still absurdly high for a baseless case, Trump’s bail was reduced by nearly 63%.
- Reports had indicated that Trump was struggling to pay the huge original amount and was facing seizure of his properties. He has now hinted that he will pay in cash.
- The New York attorney general had celebrated the original amount almost exactly a month ago. Will he post an updated post about X with the new, more manageable amount?
No wonder Trump smiles. He won and he knows it. It seems unlikely that James will be able to pursue his properties. Not only does he now only have to post significantly reduced bail, but Trump also has 10 additional days to post.
Indeed, responding to reporters outside the courthouse about his “silence” case, Trump indicated that it would be an “honor” to pay the reduced amount.
“What is your collateral for the bond?” a reporter asked, to which Trump replied: “Cash.”
And a meme was born.
This answer will be stored everywhere. Trump says he will post his $175 million bond in cash. pic.twitter.com/0SkLEeluvJ
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) March 25, 2024
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The left is not happy
As expected, the left was beside itself over the decision to reduce Trump’s bond. One site announced that “rich man privilege prevails.”
They blamed “undemocratic judges.”
Which is strange considering that most critics – on the right and left – saw Judge Arthur Engoron’s original extravagant fine and the James case in general as undemocratic.
Even Don Peebles, a former top fundraiser for both of Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns, recently suggested that the case was suspicious, to begin with calling it “a very slippery slope to selectively enforcing an archaic law that has no victims.”
Peebles also suggested that James was trying to move quickly to seize Trump’s properties because he knew Trump would win on appeal.
Don Peebles, (National Finance Committee for Clinton and OBama and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation) says…
Letitia James has gone too far and the case against Trump is a victimless case and should never have been pursued. .… pic.twitter.com/momL7Jvj8V
— Tim Krachenfels (@Dozen4Trump_DAD) March 22, 2024
Sad to say for Tish James, we may never know if she would have successfully seized Trump’s assets.
“It’s a decision that we really appreciate and respect by the Appellate Division,” the former president said of the bond reduction.
“We have a judge who I believe is a corrupt judge and a corrupt attorney general, absolutely corrupt. We did nothing wrong, 100%, and this was proven,” he added. “Everyone there said it had been proven.”
Hopefully, the appeals court will continue to see past this obvious overreach by Engoron and James.
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