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Trump can’t post $464M bond in New York civil case, lawyers say – POLITICO

Trump can’t post $464M bond in New York civil case, lawyers say – POLITICO

NEW YORK — Donald Trump told an appellate court here Monday that he can’t obtain a bond for the full amount of the civil fraud judgment against him — more than $450 million, including interest — raising the possibility that the state attorney general’s office could begin to seize his assets unless the court agrees to halt the judgment while the former president appeals the verdict.

Trump’s lawyers said in a court filing that “ongoing diligent efforts have proven that a bond in the judgment’s full amount is a ‘practical impossibility,’” adding that those efforts “have included approaching about 30 surety companies through 4 separate brokers.”

NY Senate 50th District – Average Democratic Preformancce

NY Senate 50th District - Average Democratic Preformancce [Expires November 5 2024]

Long-serving Democratic Assemblymember Al Stirpe, with eight terms of experience in the Assembly, has declared his candidacy for the 50th Senate District. The current Senator, John Mannion, who assumed office in December 2020, had previously announced his intention to run for the State's 22nd Congressional District, currently represented by Republican Rep. Brandon Williams.

In the race for one of the Senate's most hotly contested seats, Assemblymember Stirpe becomes the second Democrat to enter. Earlier this year, Tom Drumm, the Democratic Minority Leader of the Oswego County Legislature, also announced his candidacy for the same seat. Nevertheless, Stirpe enjoys the support of State Democratic leaders who approached him in June, continuously expressing their interest in his candidacy. Stirpe cited their belief in his strong performance in those areas and his notable name recognition as reasons for their endorsement.