Trump posts $175 million bail in civil fraud case. Former president thus avoided the seizure of his assets while he appeals the case.
The payment was made after a state appeals court ruled last week that the former president and his co-defendants had 10 days to pay the amount. This was reduced from the $464 million judgment that was originally due to be paid on March 25. Before last week's ruling, Trump was responsible for $454 million, the bulk of the fraud judgment. The amount he owed had been growing by more than $111,000 a day due to added interest.