By Robert B. Hubbell
To be clear, the judgment entered by Judge Engoron has not been reversed, merely stayed, providing that Trump posts a $175 million within ten days. The judgment will be considered on the merits when Trump files his appeal.
Procedural details aside, the order by the appellate division was an insult to the people of New York. The panel adopted a two-tiered system of justice, one in which a privileged billionaire receives the exact relief he requests without explanation or justification.
That’s right, the appellate division reduced Trump’s bond by nearly a third and did not provide a word of explanation. The order is here: Order | Motion No. 2024-01025. You can read the order for yourself, but the only words of explanation for the appellate division ruling are the following:
[U]pon reading the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon. . . . It is ordered that the motion is granted . . . .
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