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Former President Donald Trump’s latest court delay tactic deploys a novel argument in one of his two civil judgments: He’s too wealthy to have to pay a bond. On Tuesday, the New Republic reported that Trump is making a unique argument to get out of paying a costly bond after a jury found him liable for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll and ordering him to pay her $83.3 million in compensatory and punitive damages. In order to file an appeal of a civil judgment in New York, defendants typically have to obtain a surety bond, which includes both the full judgment plus interest to be set aside in an…

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