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Donald Trump is threatened with a payment crisis after his application was rejected.
He will be fined another 83 million euros.
The judgments add up.
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday rejected a request from Donald Trump to delay enforcement of the $83.3 million judgment he owes writer E. Jean Carroll.
The former president and likely Republican nominee for the White House in 2024 has sought to delay paying the sizable fines he owes after two recent court defeats in New York, which could leave him in serious cash trouble.
Trump is in a financial dead end: 83 million is not the only fine
A jury in January ordered Trump to pay Carroll $83 million for defaming her, and a separate civil fraud case ended last month with a judge ruling him to pay at least $450 million in penalties condemned.
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The ruling in the Carroll case becomes final Monday, and to prevent it from being enforced on appeal, Trump must put up money in cash or bonds.
Trump's lawyers have filed a motion to delay the verdict while he appeals, or at least allow him to post bail that is "a fraction of the verdict amount."
Application to postpone the decision rejected – will there be any damage to Trump?
Trump's lawyers asked Wednesday to delay payment of the Carroll judgment until three business days after the court rules on the request.
Forcing Trump to post bail “or other security” before the court rules on the stay request “risks irreparable harm in the form of significant costs (which may be recoverable),” they wrote.
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, who is overseeing the Carroll case, denied that request late Thursday afternoon.
In a brief order, Kaplan dismissed Trump's claims about the costs involved, writing that his side had not outlined what costs he might incur if he had to post bail.
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Is Trump in debt?
Republican needs to organize bail finances
Kaplan also suggested that Trump's "current situation" is self-inflicted.
He wrote that since Jan. 26 - the day a jury sentenced him to pay Carroll $83 million - he has had to organize his finances, knowing that bail could be looming.
Still, Kaplan continued, Trump waited 25 days after the verdict to request a delay in his posttrial motions.
Roberta Kaplan, an attorney for Carroll, declined to comment on the judge's order.
(Kaplan is not related to the judge.) Alina Habba, a lawyer for Trump, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The background in Carroll v.
Trump: criminal proceedings and election campaign
Carroll, an author, accused Trump in 2019 of sexually assaulting her decades earlier.
Trump has vehemently denied her allegations and publicly criticized her, prompting her to file two civil lawsuits against him.
Trump is on the verge of another nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and another duel with President Biden.
At the same time, he is facing four criminal cases during the election campaign, including a case in New York that is scheduled to be heard later this month.
Trump's attempts to delay the 450 million fine - the committee also deals with the case
Trump has sought to delay enforcement of more than half a billion dollars he is owed in the Carroll case and in a separate civil lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D).
She accused him and others of perpetrating a years-long financial fraud, and New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ordered him to pay at least $450 million in penalties with interest.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a Super Tuesday election party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Trump asked an appeals judge to delay enforcement of Engoron's decision or allow him to post $100 million bail instead of paying the full amount.
The appeals court judge denied his request, and a full panel is expected to hear the case soon.
In the Carroll case, Trump's lawyers have sought to stay the judgment, saying his post-trial motions will "significantly reduce, if not eliminate," the amount he owes.
Trump has sought to expedite Kaplan's decision on the matter, asking for a decision by last Monday.
Kaplan declined, writing in an order that day: “A decision will be made as quickly as possible.”
To the author
Mark Berman
is a national reporter for The Washington Post covering law enforcement and criminal justice issues.
He has been working for the post office since 2007.
We are currently testing machine translations. This article was automatically translated from English into German.
This article was first published in English on March 8, 2024 at the “Washingtonpost.com” - as part of a cooperation, it is now also available in translation to readers of the IPPEN.MEDIA portals.