re: #76 Targetpractice

Based upon a journal over at DK, there’s another possibility: The appeals court chooses not to grant a stay, but instead lowers the bond to something more achievable (ex: the $100m Trump has begged for) on the grounds of “Stop Being Mean to the Rich Guy.” I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s been some backroom back and forth between the court and Trump’s lawyers about what he can get banks or bond companies to cover by Monday so they have an idea of how low to drop the bar without the face-palming measure of just staying the whole ruling.

That would be colossally stupid if the appellate court did that. The entire point of the bond is to offer security for the entire judgment amount pending results on appeal.