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The entire panel on MSNBC's "The Weekend" had a good laugh on Saturday morning over comments Donald Trump attorney Alina Habba made about fighting the massive financial fraud penalty her client was saddled with which has now surpassed $454 million.

During a panel discussion with former DOJ official Mary McCord on how quickly the embattled former president needs to come up with cash for an appeals bond, co-host Michael Steele cited an interview Habba gave to "The Hill" where she called Trump "one of the smartest businessmen, one of the greatest president we have ever seen."

Singling out Habba also claiming, "If she [New York AG Letitia James] thinks she is going to take him down. If that was her goal, which we all know very well it was and she got a strong assist there in court. But I will tell you this, that goal will not be successful and that is the message I can give to everyone listening here. It will not be successful,” Steele joked, "She got paid extra to say that."

He continued, "So, in what part of this process does the court call BS? That is, essentially, where we are."

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"I think that is kind of what Judge [Arthur] Engoron did yesterday when he rejected the request to stay this judgment for 30 days," McCord replied. "And he's like, you haven't given me any good reason, take it up with a court of appeals if you want to take it up, right?"

"Again, if they post the bond and appeal it will be stayed pending that, they just need to take those steps," she added.

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During an MSNBC panel discussion on the hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest Donald Trump is racking up each day he doesn't pay his massive penalty for committing financial fraud, "The Weekend" co-host Alicia Menendez pointed to comments New York Attorney General Letitia James made about how she will make sure the state gets paid.

While speaking with former DOJ official Mary McCord, Menendez ran a clip of James explaining, "If he [Trump] does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek a judgment enforcement mechanism in court and we will ask the judge to seize his assets."

She then added, "We are prepared to make sure the judgment is paid to New Yorkers. Yes, I look at 40 Wall Street each and every day."

For the benefit of her viewers, the MSNBC host pointed out that 40 Wall Street is the address for The Trump Building.

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"Two important pieces," Menendez suggested. "Make sure the judgment is paid to New Yorkers because often one of the things you heard from Trump's team is this is a victimless crime. So the idea that there are actually citizens who need to be repaid is one piece of this. And then the comment that must haunt Trump's dreams now is, 'Yes, I look at 40 Wall Street each and every day.'"

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Former President Donald Trump has 30 days to come up with $454 million, in cash or bond, after Judge Arthur Engoron officially filed his massive civil fraud trial ruling Friday, court records show.

The official filing, titled "JUDGMENT - MONEY," also starts the clock on the 9 percent per annum interest Trump must pay on the judgment, the Attorney General's office told the New York Daily News.

Donald Trump was hit by Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski Friday who exclaimed "this behavior is grotesque" as she discussed a column that highlighted the former president's efforts to be the "victim king."

Anand Giridharadas penned the column for The.Ink, writing how Trump compared himself this week to Alexei Navalny, the Russian freedom fighter and target of Vladimir Putin who mysteriously died in captivity.

If donations continue at their current pace in a fundraiser set up to help Donald Trump pay off the $355 million in damages leveled against him in his recent civil fraud trial, it will take almost six years to reach its goal.

The GoFundMe page titled "Stand with Trump; Fund the $355M Unjust Judgment" was set up by Elena Cardone last Friday, the same day Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that the former president must pay the damages after being found liable for inflating the value of his properties to secure favorable loans and insurance.

Questions are being raised about the "jaw-droppingly" low dollar amount of refunds being made by Donald Trump's presidential campaign and it appears the former president's team is testing the limits of Federal Election Commission reporting requirements.

What is raising red flags is the Trump team reporting it has returned a paltry $1,400 in refunds since November 2022 while President Joe Biden's campaign has sent back about $360,000 last year and another $222,000 in just the past month.

Judge Arthur Engoron has refused to pause the deadline for Donald Trump to pay damages in his New York fraud case.

In a ruling on Thursday, Engoron rejected Trump's motion for a 30-day delay before he would begin paying the $355 million judgment against him. It means that the more Trump waits to pay, the more interest piles up, Just Security's Adam Klasfeld revealed online.