Former President Trump posted a roughly $91 million bond Friday as he appeals the recent verdict in advice columnist E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit.
Trump had aimed to delay posting his bond or reduce the amount as he seeks a new trial and continues fighting the recent verdict.
But Trump posted the full amount of $91.63 million — 110 percent of the damages, as is standard practice — hours after the judge rejected the former president’s latest attempt to delay his Monday deadline.
Trump secured his appeals bond from insurance giant Chubb, but it remains unclear what collateral he put down.
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, who must approve the bond, ordered Carroll to file any response by Monday morning. If she voices opposition, Kaplan said he would hold a hearing on Monday at 3 p.m. ET.
Carroll’s legal team declined to comment. In a Substack post, Carroll wrote that although her lawyer “is strong enough to yank a golden toilet out of the floor at Trump Tower and toss it through the window, this bond saves Robbie the trouble of showing up with US Marshals on Monday to do so.”
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