Appeal bonds of this sort require collateral in addition to the premium. Unfortunately for Trump the collateral is usually 100% cash or 200% or more in property, and the property has to be on encumbered. He likely doesn’t have $400 million in cash or $800 million in unmortgaged property.
HE’s claimed previously to have 400 million in cash, how accurate that figure may be is anyone’s guess.
Half a bil just does not buy what it used to!