E. Jean Carroll and her lawyers accepted Trump’s bond proposal but got a clause removed that would have delayed payment.
Lisa Rubin of NBC News posted:
NEW: Attorneys for E. Jean Carroll notified Judge Kaplan that they will not object to Trump’s proposed $91.63 million bail because Trump and his insurer changed a provision that suggested Carroll could wait 60 days or more after a victory appeal to be paid. pic.twitter.com/tiMLi0mjWi
— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) March 11, 2024
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Trump tried to write into a bond proposal a delay in paying Carroll if he loses on appeal. All of this suggests that Donald Trump doesn’t have the money to pay Carroll his $91 million. Nothing stops Judge Kaplan from approving Trump’s bail, and then the sentence can go to appeal.
Making it to the appeals process is a victory for E. Jean Carroll. It is highly unlikely that Trump will win on appeal. Given his constant and ongoing defamation of Carroll, it is doubtful that he will see his sentence reduced.
Sooner or later, Donald Trump will have to come up with $91 million to pay E. Jean Carroll. The biggest problem for Trump is that he has not yet gotten bail to appeal the $454 million fraud ruling against him in the New York case.
Currently, Trump is trying to appeal the bond itself, but interest is growing by the day and the former president has few options to get $454 million.
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