Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump
  • Trump's lawyers defended his $175M civil fraud bond — and Knight Specialty — in court filings.
  • The filings show that Trump used cash collateral that's only semi-committed to the bond.
  • His lawyers are fighting the attorney general's office over the need for Monday's surety hearing.

Lawyers for Donald Trump are defending the "respected" insurers behind his $175 million civil fraud bond in a series of new court filings.