I think Trump's lawyers make some pretty good points.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-...rcna143860

His lawyers are saying he would have to come up with about $1 billion in cash or marketable securities to get the bond.  They're saying the bond companies won't accept real estate as collateral. 

Even if you have a net worth of say, 4 or 5 billion dollars, it can't be easy to mortgage, for example, a golf course in Scotland, in less than a month.  And there's no way he's going to hide his assets in the meantime.  He can't hide real estate. 

So knowing what I know now, if I was hearing the appeal about the bond, I would reduce it by a lot.  It's not really fair to use a judgment to bankrupt a person before they can appeal.  Even if I think he's guilty of the charges.  I don't think a single judge should have the right to crush a person like that before the verdict is confirmed on appeal.

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