Here is the "How" explanation from USA Today.
Donald Trump is nearing a deadline to find $454 million in order to protect his assets during his civil fraud appeal. Here's what happens if he can't.
www.usatoday.com
I'm sure this was the plan from the get go...set the high bond of half a billion dollars so President Trump didn't have enough liquid assets to cover it. That would ensure that there would be no appeal and they would be able to seize President Trump's assets and destroy him.
That plan backfired when OTR truckers stopped delivering to New York, then, likely more devastatingly, investors bailed on investing in NYC, fearing these same tactics would be used to seize THEIR assets if they stepped a toe out of line politically.
Now the appeal is all but assured, and I suspect President Trump will win that appeal...that's why the corrupt leftist on this board, in the media, and especially the ones involved in this judicial fiasco are foaming at the mouth and shitting their collective pants.