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Trump's bond is now $175 million in fraud case. Here's what the New York attorney general could do if he doesn't pay.

Mar 25, 2024 View Original Article
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    10% Center

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    65% ReliableFair

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    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -51% Negative

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48% : The judge concluded Trump and others gained more than $364 million through the scheme.
47% : They noted that surety providers often require collateral up to 120% to guarantee the bond, driving the amount Trump might need over $500 million.
46% : Attorneys for Trump wrote in a March 18 filing in the case that it was a "practical impossibility" for the defendants to secure such a large bond.
44% : Once the deadline passes, "the attorney general can start enforcement proceedings, which could include sending restraining notices, could include sending executions to the sheriff for real property, could include tying up security accounts, could include sending notices to companies that they can't make any payments to Donald Trump personally, or any of the children, the boys, against whom judgments are entered," said Lederman, referring to Trump's adult sons Eric and Donald Trump Jr.To execute on Trump's real property, James could get judicial liens against the properties.
43% : The judgment stems from a civil case in which a judge found Trump and others connected to his company liable for a decade-long scheme to use falsified real estate and net worth valuations to obtain favorable loan and insurance rates.
39% : If Trump fails to post bond, it could leave some of his prized real estate and other assets vulnerable to seizure by the state.
37% : Trump claimed to have nearly $500 million in cash in a Truth Social post on March 22.
35% : Bruce Lederman, an attorney who specializes in real estate law for the New York firm DL Partners, said James' office has a range of options to choose from in its effort to enforce the judgment if Trump fails to post bond.
35% : Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, could ultimately end up among the one in 100 Americans whose pay is withheld so creditors can collect.
30% : James can also sign an execution forcing Trump to turn over his personal property.

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