The $454 million fraud judgment comes due for Donald Trump on Monday, and he started off the day with a fresh complaint about his legal predicament.
The former president has already filed notice that he would appeal the judgment from New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, who found him liable for habitually inflating his assets to obtain business loans, but he has been unable to secure a bond worth 110 percent of the penalty to block the attorney general from enforcing the court order during the appeal.
"These are Rigged cases, all coordinated by the White House and DOJ for purposes of Election Interference," Trump posted on Truth Social. "THE NUMBER ENGORON SET IS FRAUDULENT. It should be ZERO, I DID NOTHING WRONG! The D.A. Case, that I am going to today, should be dismissed. No crime. Our Country is CORRUPT!"
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New York Attorney General Letitia James could have enforced the judgment after it became final last month, but she extended a 30-day grace period that expires Monday, although she's not expected to take aggressive action immediately.
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The ex-president's lawyers have told the court that more than 30 bond companies have refused to extend the cash necessary to halt enforcement because much of his wealth is tied up in real estate, which insurers rarely accept as collateral.
The appeals court could reduce the penalty, but that decision is not expected until later this week, at the earliest.
Trump is also expected to attend a court hearing Monday in Manhattan, three weeks before the start of his criminal trial related to the hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels.
That trial had been scheduled to start Monday, but it was delayed after the Department of Justice turned over additional evidence earlier this month.
