Habba said that she was unable to speak publicly about the defense team’s strategy for securing Trump’s $454 million bond.
Alina Habba was asked on Wednesday if Donald Trump was working to secure his New York civil fraud bond from foreign entities amid speculation that the former president could look overseas to post his $454 million in penalties.
The former president is coming dangerously close to a deadline on Monday to come up with a financial guarantee to post his total bond amount, which stems from a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. If Trump fails to do so, state prosecutors could start the process of enforcing the judgment, which includes targeting Trump’s assets and real estate properties.
Speaking with Fox News’ Martha MacCallum on Wednesday afternoon, Habba, Trump’s lead defense counsel in the case, said that the $454 million in penalties is “completely ridiculous,” and condemned the ruling by New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, who found Trump, his two adult sons and others associated with The Trump Organization liable of misleading lenders and insurance companies for better terms.
“It is intentionally to interfere in the election, to hurt President Trump, to try and ruin his company, and ruin a person and a family whose private company, not public company, has made the skyline of New York changed forever,” Habba added.
