Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Kaplan on Thursday tossed disgraced former President Trump’s bid for a stay of the execution of the $83.3 million judgment a jury awarded to writer EJ Carroll for defaming her by calling her a liar after she went public with the time that her raped her circa 1995.
“Mr Trump’s current situation is a result of his own dilatory actions. He has had since January 26 to organize his finances with the knowledge that he might need to bond this judgment, yet he waited until 25 days after the jury verdict – and only shortly before the expiration of Rule 62’s automatic 30-day stay of judgment – to file his prior motion for an unsecured or partially secured stay pending resolution of post-trial motions. The Court ordered expedited briefing and assured the parties that the motion would be decided as promptly as was reasonably appropriate, but due to the delay in its filing, the Court notified that it could not render any decision as quickly as Mr Trump requested. Dkt 307. That remains true today,” Kaplan wrote, twisting the knife on the fat bastard.