[ETCM]

The timeline makes it impossible to raise the cash in a fiscally responsible manner. As I wrote in another thread, Trump doesn't have $500M in liquid assets. Most Billionaires don't. His money is in his business and property holdings. Sure, buyers would line up to buy Trump Tower, Mar A Lago, Trump Doral, Trump Chicago, Trump Las Vegas, Trump Doonbury, Trump Waikiki, or any of his hotels, golf courses or other businesses at 30%-50% off. That is the whole point of this filing :

“Obtaining such cash through a ‘fire sale’ of real estate holdings would inevitably result in massive, irrecoverable losses — textbook irreparable injury,” defense lawyers Alina Habba and Clifford Robert wrote.

Marketing and selling assets in the 9-figure price range can take years. Trump has more litigation in front of him and is threatened with imprisonment. Who is going to lend him $500,000,000? This is all by design. The fine is ludicrous.

[DesertRhino]

The Supreme Court sits back in silence.

[HamiltonJay]

I am not arguing that its ludicrous... Which is why it seems like a federal filing for violation of 8th ammendment should be automatic...

I just don’t know why it hasn’t been done, independent of this case.. The bond is needed for an appeal of this verdict of this case, it isn’t needed to launch a case claiming 8th ammendment violations with the fed.

Unless a case must run its course in the state courts before a federal court will hear it, which may be how it all works, I don’t understand how his lawyers haven’t already filed a federal case claiming 8th amendment violations

[Daveinyork]

The judge and attorney general pretty much put Trump’s private parts in a vice.