A lawyer for Donald Trump says the former president has secured a bond sufficient to support an 83.3 million US dollars (£64.8 million) jury award granted to writer E Jean Carroll during a January defamation trial.

Attorney Alina Habba filed papers on Friday with the New York trial judge to show that Trump had secured a 91.6 million dollar (£71.6 million) bond from the Federal Insurance Company.

She simultaneously filed a notice of appeal to show Mr Trump is appealing the verdict to the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals.

The posting of the bond was a necessary step to delay payment of the award until the 2nd Circuit can rule.