FAIRNESS FOR TRUMP? Former President Donald Trump has just days to come up with a bond, a nearly half-billion-dollar bond, to ensure that he will pay the outrageously excessive judgment against him in the lawsuit filed by New York’s Democratic attorney general, Letitia James. Nailing Trump has been a longtime goal for James — in her campaign for state attorney general, she pledged to “bring him down.” Now, with the help of a compliant judge — in New York, Trump did not have the right to a jury trial — James is threatening to confiscate Trump’s assets before he is even able to appeal the verdict against him.

It’s happening because under New York law, James can force Trump to put up the whole judgment, $454 million, before he can appeal. And if Trump doesn’t produce the cash or secure a bond for the money, James can seize his assets and sell them off. That is all before an appeals court can review the highly questionable proceeding against Trump.