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Trump slams E. Jean Carroll’s objection to his request to delay posting bond as ‘inconsistent’
Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that E. Jean Carroll can’t have it both ways in arguing that he was rich enough for the jury to award her $83.3 million in damages in her defamation trial but now saying he shouldn’t be permitted to delay posting bond because he hasn’t provided evidence of his wealth.
Trump’s lawyers called Carroll’s opposition to his request for a delay in posting bond “inconsistent.” Carroll, a former magazine columnist, opposed the request Thursday and told Judge Lewis Kaplan that Trump is the “least trustworthy of borrowers.” Her lawyers also argued the former president hasn’t provided information about his finances or the nature of his assets.
In a response to Carroll’s opposition, Trump’s lawyers wrote to Kaplan on Saturday that her “current position that President Trump’s ability to satisfy a judgment of $83.3 million is in doubt — is ‘clearly inconsistent’ with her position barely one month ago that President Trump has $14 billion in assets and can thus easily satisfy an enormous punitive award.”
Last month, Trump asked Kaplan, who is overseeing the defamation case, to give him 30 days to post bond or put up cash to cover the verdict after motions challenging the size of the damages award are decided. Trump’s attorneys said the post-trial briefs will be filed in five days.
Kaplan made the jury verdict official on February 8 and allowed Trump 30 days to post a bond to appeal. If the judge denies Trump’s request, based on the current schedule, Trump would need to post the bond in less than two weeks.
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