Trump's Bond Reduced to $175 Million in Civil Fraud Trial Appeal, Financial Penalties Stayed as Trump Pursues Appeal

A New York appeals court ruled that Donald Trump does not need to post the full $464 million bond to appeal the judgment against him in his civil fraud trial, lowering the amount to $175 million. The appeals court stayed much of the lower court's judgment, including financial penalties and bans against Trump and associates from certain business activities. If Trump does not post the reduced $175 million bond within 10 days, he risks losing his ability to appeal the original trial ruling. The New York Attorney General's office maintains that Trump is responsible for the $464 million judgment from the initial trial, which Trump decries as "ridiculous and outrageous."