Donald Trump has no idea how to post bond in the fraud trialā€”and heā€™s absolutely losing it.

In just shy of a week, Donald Trumpā€™s $454 million judgment from his New York bank fraud trial will become collectible, either by way of liquid cash or financial assetsā€”and it has officially sent Trump into meltdown mode.

The notoriously sleep-deprived GOP presidential nominee spent the better part of Monday night shouting into the void about the massive, half-billion-dollar judgment and his apparentĀ inability to pay it off, bemoaning being required to follow the law before being allowed to appeal the case.

ā€œI would be forced to mortgage or sell Great Assets, perhaps at Fire Sale prices, and if and when I win the Appeal, they would be gone. Does that make sense? WITCH HUNT. ELECTION INTERFERENCE!ā€ Trump posted Tuesday morning.

ā€œI shouldnā€™t have to put up any money, being forced by the Corrupt Judge and AG, until the end of the appeal. Thatā€™s the way system works!ā€ he added, forgetting that heā€™s being held to the same standards as every private citizen.

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Its possible at a firesale value it could end up being a capital loss. There wouldnā€™t be any taxes then.

    But youā€™d need a legit appraisal to even know if itā€™s a loss, his appraisals are worthless

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      8 months ago

      You donā€™t need any appraisal. You only need to know the purchase price and the selling price. The difference between them is the gain or loss.

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        8 months ago

        They havenā€™t. The buyer only pay sales tax, and the seller pays no tax at all. Except maybe crazy situations where itā€™s a collectible antique thatā€™s worth way more now than when you bought it.