Eric Trump said Sunday during his Sunday Morning Futures show with Maria Bartiromo that insurance companies were “laughing” when former President Donald Trump asked for $500 million in bonds. .
The former president reportedly was unable to post $454 million in bail after being ordered to pay it to the state of New York as part of a judgment in a civil fraud case filed by Democratic Attorney General Letitia James. Eric Trump told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo that the amount her father was ordered to pay was “not available in the United States” after being turned down by various insurance companies.
“You know, it was a skewed number,” Eric Trump said. “There are no victims. There are no numbers. The numbers should be zero. My father runs a great company. I run a great company. There has never been a default. I We have never missed a payment. We have never breached a contract.”
Eric Trump, referring to Judge Anil Singh’s ruling that allowed the former president to seek a loan to secure the amount needed to pay bail, said Trump had “already won” in his appeal of the verdict. ” he said. (Related article: ‘Her credibility is under threat’: Georgia senator breaks down next steps in Fani Willis investigation)
“Maria, this is the law,” said the Republican candidate’s son. “They are trying to undermine my father, who is currently winning the presidential election. He is leading Biden in every poll in every battleground state. He said he wants to infuse his campaign with “How do they take that away from him?”
“they have [Judge Arthur Engoron] come up with an idea Please give me an astronomical number Time to issue bonds is zero, bonds it’s not even commercial Available in the US. It’s not like that — no one’s ever seen Combine this size,” he continued.
“When I came, everyone I said to them, “Hey, are you okay? Would you like to get a $500 million bond? Maria, they were laughing. They were laughing,” Eric Trump said. “The largest management team I’ve never seen a warranty company before. Anything this size. What, it’s starting Seize the assets if you cannot upload what is not Is it available in the US? ”
James recently took the first steps toward seizing former President Donald Trump’s assets. The New York attorney general filed a judgment against Trump, his sons and the Trump Organization on March 6 in Westchester County, where Trump owns a golf resort and private property.
