Less than a month after New York Attorney General Letitia James said she would be willing to seize former Republican President Donald Trumpā€™s assets if he is unable to pay the $464 million required by last monthā€™sĀ judgmentĀ in his civil fraud case, Trumpā€™s lawyers disclosed in court filings Monday that he had failed to secure a bond for the amount.

In the nearly 5,000-page filing, lawyers for TrumpĀ saidĀ it has proven a ā€œpractical impossibilityā€ for Trump to secure a bond from any financial institutions in the state, as ā€œabout 30 surety companiesā€ have refused to accept assets including real estate as collateral and have demanded cash and other liquid assets instead.

To get the institutions to agree to cover that $464 million judgment if Trump loses his appeal and fails to pay the state, he would have to pledge more than $550 million as collateralā€”ā€œa sum he simply does not have,ā€Ā reportedThe New York Times, despite his frequent boasting of his wealth and business prowess.

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    8 months ago

    Again, as mentioned, whether itā€™s a good financial move or not, doesnā€™t really matter if he doesnā€™t have the capital to flex beyond meeting the requirements.

    Itā€™s a legal judgement. It might force him to do things that are not good financial moves. Thatā€™s tough shit in life for the rest of us too. The thing here is that trumpā€™s never been held accountable, legally, for any of the crimes heā€™s committed before. This is what happens when one of the oligarchs falls off their throne and gets treated like the rest of us.

    Of course, to him, he feels like this is unfair, because heā€™s never been made accountable. But this is just a fucking Tuesday for the 330+Million rest of us.

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      8 months ago

      Just to be clear - Iā€™m in no way shape or form supporting Trump. Iā€™m just pointing out using all your cash, in any circumstance, is not a good idea. He has to solve his own problem even if itā€™s a bad situation