'Trump has to pay up' on massive fraud penalty — but gets time to take out loan

A New York appeals court judge "split the baby" on former President Donald Trump's demand to stay his $465 civil fraud ruling and only hand over a $100 million bond, reports and court records show.

The judge granted Trump a partial stay that allows him and his sons, also found liable for fraud, to run the company and obtain loans while they appeal the ruling, court records show.

But as Daily News' court reporter Molly Crane-Newman put it, "Trump has to pay up."

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Law360 reporter Frank Runyeon said the judge professed himself “somewhat sympathetic” to Trump's arguments that he didn't have the cash and couldn't get a loan.

Trump's argument in the more than 1,700-page emergency motion filed Wednesday contradicts statements from attorney Alina Habba that her boss had the cash on hand.

In his motion, Trump argued Judge Arthur Engoron's verdict would cause "irreparable harm," and offering to hand over a $100 million bond instead.

"In the absence of a stay on the terms herein outlined, properties would likely need to be sold," Trump's attorneys wrote in the filing.