Former President Donald Trump claimed on Fact Social that he has tons of money days after his attorneys asked a court to remain his $454 million New York fraud judgment as a result of he couldn’t safe a bond.
“THROUGH HARD WORK, TALENT, AND LUCK, I CURRENTLY HAVE ALMOST FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WHICH I INTENDED TO USE IN MY CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT,” Trump claimed on Friday. “THE OFTEN OVERTURNED POLITICAL HACK JUDGE ON THE RIGGED AND CORRUPT A.G. CASE, WHERE I HAVE DONE NOTHING WRONG, KNEW THIS, WANTED TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME, AND THAT’S WHERE AND WHY HE CAME UP WITH THE SHOCKING NUMBER WHICH, COUPLED WITH HIS CRAZY INTEREST DEMAND, IS APPROXIMATELY $454,000,000.”
Trump’s declare got here days after his attorneys informed a court docket he was unable to safe a bond to attraction the $454 million fraud judgment in opposition to him.
“Trump now claims that he has virtually $500 million in money, however his attorneys not too long ago informed the appellate court docket that he has no means to put up a $454 million bond,” tweeted former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti. “Considered one of them is mendacity, and you may count on the court docket to ask Trump’s attorneys about this.”
Trump now claims that he has virtually $500 million in money, however his attorneys not too long ago informed the appellate court docket that he has no means to put up a $454 million bond.
Considered one of them is mendacity, and you may count on the court docket to ask Trump’s attorneys about this. pic.twitter.com/z0Yj6NUc7B
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) March 22, 2024
“That is so dumb—now he can’t declare hardship to get a keep. AG Tish James may help herself, together with to this supposed cash!” wrote CNN authorized analyst Norm Eisen.
Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman agreed that the put up was “the dumbest factor he may have probably accomplished.”
“That may be a direct admission by him that he has the cash,” he informed CNN in a clip flagged by Mediaite. “Now, have in mind, even with this working cash or money that he supposedly has, if he doesn’t pony up and put up a bond, Letitia James goes to have the ability to go in and mainly put restraining orders on all of his financial institution accounts. All the pieces that pertains to him and all of that cash goes to be tied up and frozen. So if he’s actually received that cash, he’s received to place it up.”
