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Lawyers say ‘not possible’ for Trump to post bond in $454m civil fraud case

Former President Donald Trump says all the legal cases against him are part of a 'witch hunt' intended to derail his presidential bid [File: Susan Walsh/AP Photo]

Lawyers for former United States President Donald Trump have told a New York appellate court that it is impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of his $454m civil fraud judgement while he challenges the ruling.

The lawyers wrote in a court filing on Monday that “obtaining an appeal bond in the full amount” of the judgement “is not possible under the circumstances presented”.

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