“The prospect that Donald Trump may fail to post a bond by Monday’s deadline for the $464 million civil fraud penalty against him and his co-defendants has frustrated the former president and some members of his inner circle,” NBC News reports.
“Trump, the billionaire developer who is seeking a return to the White House, finds himself in the unenviable position of hitting up high-dollar donors not just for campaign cash — for which he has an urgent political need — but also to see whether they might guarantee his bond.
”Washington Post: “Bankruptcy is one way out of Trump’s financial jam. He doesn’t want to take it.”
CNN: Trump in “panic mode” over paying judgments.