Donald Trump continues to rant against judges and the New York attorney general after posting a $175 million bond to appeal one of the cases.
In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said, "I've just posted a 175 Million Dollar Bond with the sadly failing and very troubled State of New York, based on a Corrupt Judge and Attorney General who used a Statute that was never used for this before, where no Jury was allowed, my financial statements were conservative and had a 100% perfect caution/non-reliance clause, there were no victims (except me!), there was no crime or damage, there was only success and HAPPY BANKS."
He followed with another post saying, "the horrendous decision made by a corrupt New York State Judge, Arthur Engoron, on the 'I will get Trump' worst in the Nation A.G., Letitia James, unfair case against me. I just posted a $175,000,000 Bond just for the right to Appeal this travesty of a case, which I won at the Appellate Division, but this Judge refuses to accept- A FIRST. He is a whacked out nut job who just made up a number out of thin air, just like he did on the value of Mar-a-Lago."
Trump posted the bond to appeal Judge Arthur Engoron's ruling that he lied about his wealth to secure loans based on the worth of his properties. He will have to pay almost $355 million in penalties plus nearly $100 million in interest if he loses the appeal.
The former president also raged against the judge in his New York trial that he falsified business records, to cover up payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels, who claims that she had sex with the former president.
Judge Juan Merchan expanded a gag order to limit his recent tirades against his daughter Loren, who had been a frequent target of Trump.
In a post on that case he said, "I just was informed that another corrupt New York Judge, Juan Merchan, GAGGED me so that I can not talk about the corruption and conflicts taking place in his courtroom with respect to a case that everyone, including the D.A., felt should never have been brought. They can talk about me, but I can't talk about them??? That sounds fair, doesn't it? This Judge should be recused, and the case should be thrown out. There has virtually never been a more conflicted judge than this one. ELECTION INTERFERENCE at its worst!"
