We don't need a conspiracy theory for this to be problematic. On the face of it, a Presidential candidate will owe $91.6M to someone—maybe Chubb, maybe a bank that gave him a line of credit to give Chubb, etc—if he loses the appeal, as he likely will. That's a lot of leverage on a President.
https://www.axios.com/2024/03/08/trump-posts-nearly-92m-bond-to-appeal-e-jean-carroll-defamation-damages
Max Kennerly /
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2024-03-08 18:44:06
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