You have to post the bond to prevent them from seizing your property while you appeal. I suspect the appeals court at some level will either accept the $100 million or stay enforcement during appeal because of the amount. The State could do a lot of damage to Trumps properties selling them for below market etc…. Trump then has no way of getting the seized property back if he wins on appeal. I suspect a higher court will decide the amount was excessive and knock down or vacate the damages. But the damage to Trumps portfolio will have already been done if they seize his assists. The only way to prevent that is stay the States ability to seize and sell off the properties. But I am not a lawyer. Also I think the articles title may be a bit sensationalized . The lawyer claimed in their filing that Trump could not raise such an unreasonable bond, we do not know what is going on behind the scenes.
Well thought out comment.