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Don Hankey
April 19, 2024
Ben Metzner
Trump May Need to Find a Less Shady Backer for His Fraud Bond
New York Attorney General Letitia James does not believe Knight Specialty Insurance is up to the task.
April 12, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
The Shady Company Backing Trump’s Bond May Never Actually Pay Up
The parent company of Knight Specialty Insurance Company is set up in a way that will make it hard to collect the bond.
April 10, 2024
Ben Metzner
Trump’s Bond Is So Weak, Letitia James May Still Seize His Assets
The New York attorney general has some doubts about Donald Trump’s fraud bond.
April 8, 2024
Ben Metzner
The Shady Company Backing Trump’s Bond Somehow Just Got Even Shadier
Knight Specialty Insurance isn’t even licensed in New York, among other issues.
April 4, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
That Guy Who Backed Trump’s Bond? He May Not Have the Money
New York Attorney General Letitia James doesn’t trust Don Hankey.
April 2, 2024
Timothy Noah
Trump Has Hocked Himself to the Repo Man
The former president’s latest legal bailout comes courtesy of the “king of the subprime car loan.”
May 16, 2022
Timothy Noah
The Trump Hotel Is Gone, but Its Squalid Legacy Will Never Die
Donald Trump used his Washington hotel for corrupt purposes. He still managed to lose money—but now, thanks to a suck-up bank, he’s walking away with $100 million.

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