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Politics
Kelly McClure

James isn't buying Trump's bond story

New York Attorney General Letitia James granted Donald Trump a 30-day grace period to secure a bond for the $450 million+ necessary to satisfy the civil business-fraud judgment against him. With the deadline coming up quick, she's not indulging his delay tactics. 

On Monday, Trump's lawyers filed to a New York court stating that they made “diligent efforts” to secure the bond, reaching out to 30 different companies, but received a "no" from each one. In response to this, Dennis Fan, a lawyer for James, called the filing "procedurally improper," adding that Trump's team should have made their issues known earlier, and not days before payment is due.

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