Donald Trump’s bond payment in his New York fraud case was lowered from $454 million to $175 million, allowing his appeal to move forward.
This was celebrated by Trump but dismayed left-leaning media who had hoped his assets could be seized and sold.
“Thank you to professor Jonathan Turley for exposing the horrendous decision made by a corrupt New York State Judge, Arthur Engoron, on the “I will get Trump” worst in the Nation A.G., Letitia James, unfair case against me,” Trump wrote.
“I just posted a $175,000,000 Bond just for the right to Appeal this travesty of a case, which I won at the Appellate Division, but this Judge refuses to accept- A FIRST,” he wrote.
“He is a whacked out nut job who just made up a number out of thin air, just like he did on the value of Mar-a-Lago. Businesses won’t enter New York because of this decision, and many are fleeing. Think of it – I had to pay an enormous sum for the right to Appeal the ridiculous decision of a CROOKED Judge and A.G.”
“This is Election Interference, and it all comes directly from Joe Biden and the White House,” he wrote. “An attack, along with ALL OF THE OTHERS, on his political opponent, ME!”
Prior reporting from the New York Times and CNN gleefully outlined steps that could be taken to freeze Trump’s bank accounts and seize properties, with CNN calling it a focus.
Both outlets were surprised by the appeals court’s decision to lower the bond.
“But if she wanted to take a more aggressive stance, Ms. James could freeze some of Mr. Trump’s bank accounts, which might send the Trump family business into a tailspin,” the Times’ Kate Christobek and Ben Protess wrote.
“She could also seek to seize some of his New York properties, and public records show that Ms. James has formally posted the judgment in Westchester County, a preliminary step toward staking a claim to Mr. Trump’s private estate and golf club there,” they added.
“Assets, such as buildings, houses, cars, helicopters and his plane, are in play,” CNN’s “law enforcement reporter” Mark Morales said.
“The main focus could be on his bank accounts, which experts say will be easier to take hold of, and properties, which would be more difficult,” he added.
Critics noted that liberal media lives in an echo chamber of Trump derangement and should be surprised by any outcomes benefiting the former president.
