Less than a month after New York Attorney General Letitia James said she would be willing to seize former Republican President Donald Trumpā€™s assets if he is unable to pay the $464 million required by last monthā€™sĀ judgmentĀ in his civil fraud case, Trumpā€™s lawyers disclosed in court filings Monday that he had failed to secure a bond for the amount.

In the nearly 5,000-page filing, lawyers for TrumpĀ saidĀ it has proven a ā€œpractical impossibilityā€ for Trump to secure a bond from any financial institutions in the state, as ā€œabout 30 surety companiesā€ have refused to accept assets including real estate as collateral and have demanded cash and other liquid assets instead.

To get the institutions to agree to cover that $464 million judgment if Trump loses his appeal and fails to pay the state, he would have to pledge more than $550 million as collateralā€”ā€œa sum he simply does not have,ā€Ā reportedThe New York Times, despite his frequent boasting of his wealth and business prowess.

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    ā€¦nearly 5,000-page filingā€¦

    Really? They generated more content than the entire Harry Potter series to say ā€œHe canā€™t get the money.ā€

    Sounds like theyā€™re trying to get their own $464M out of the deal.

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        Odds are there are charts, graphs, and other items that are inconsequential to the overall argument. Also could include the full rejection letters.

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          Yeah I would guess its all of the submitted documents back and forth 30 times. Even just 150 pages each would net 5000 pages.