Trump discovered a supporter who was keen to ensure his $91 million bond, however Decide Kaplan allowed E, Jean Carrol, to object to the bond earlier than he selected approval.
MSNBC’s Katie Phang posted:
JUST IN: Decide Kaplan in @ejeancarrollâs case recordsdata this order slamming Trump for his delays and permitting E. Jean to object to the movement to approve the bond, the quantity, the opposite language in Trumpâs proposed order, and so on.https://t.co/Zs5tDGBozJ
â Katie Phang (@KatiePhang) March 8, 2024
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Andrew Weissmann posted that Trump’s association to get the bond may elevate comparisons to when Paul Manafort used guarantees of positions within the Trump administration to get financial institution loans:
This might strike some as paying homage to when Manafort obtained $16M in loans accredited by financial institution CEO Stephen Calk, who was looking for positions within the Trump administration. Calk was convicted for that by a jury in Manhattan. Press launch by DOJ â¬ï¸ https://t.co/WAFC0JBLQY https://t.co/TmGwu2K1s9
â Andrew Weissmann (weissmann11 on Threads)ð» (@AWeissmann_) March 8, 2024
As with seemingly all the things involving Trump, it’s unknown what kind of guarantees he might have made to safe the bond. Trump is already charged with 91 felony counts, so it might not be a shock if he dedicated a number of extra crimes to attempt to keep away from paying E. Jean Carroll.
Decide Kaplan should approve the bond, and there’s no certainty that he’ll.
Trump might have scraped collectively the bond to enchantment the E. Jean Carroll judgment, however he nonetheless wants to lift $454 million for the state of New York.
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