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How did Trump pay his $175m fraud bond – and who helped him?

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Donald Trump has now paid the $175m bond in his New York civil fraud case, a week after he was handed a lifeline by an appeals court granting him a 10-day extension and slashing the $464m value by more than half.

After an 11-week jury trial, Mr Trump and his fellow executives were found liable for in order to obtain favourable terms from banks and insurers between 2011 and 2021.

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