Background: In courtroom sketch, E. Jean Carroll, center, stands while holding hands with her attorneys Shawn Crowley, left, and Roberta Kaplan, right as the jury files out of the courtroom after the verdict, Jan. 26, 2024. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)/ Inset: Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom before the start of closing arguments in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. Seth Wenig, AP)

After a judge in New York rejected his attempt to stay the execution of the $83.3 million he owes writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her without security to back it up, Donald Trump on Friday filed a motion to approve a $91.63 million bond while he appeals the ruling.

The 1-page motion said little else and was accompanied by a brief formal notice of appeal. Court records show the bond was backed by The Chubb Corporation. Notably, in 2018, Trump nominated Evan Greenberg, Chubb’s CEO, to serve as a member of his administration’s advisory committee for trade policy and negotiations.