New York Attorney General Letitia James filed judgments in Westchester County, where the former president has a golf course and the Seven Springs estate.
The state suggested that the court could infer that the Trump properties ‘are not nearly as valuable as defendants claim,’ and that’s why he can’t get a bond.
‘Capital comes to America because of the stability of the justice system. ... Seizing assets is what happens in Venezuela. It doesn’t happen in New York.’
‘They picked the wrong guy to pick on, in my opinion, because he’s strong, he’s resilient and he happens to have a lot of cash,’ said attorney Alina Habba.
‘In just the first five weeks of the trial that began in October 2023 ... Ms. James made over 50 highly inappropriate and prejudicial comments on social media.’
The verdict in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial has been delayed as the judge weighs whether to ban the former president from doing business.