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

      Not really. The only interesting thing to come out of this is who will buy him out. Because someone will, thatā€™s a president on the table for 500 million bucks.

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        8 months ago

        A FORMER President, or what we also call a private citizen. If youā€™re thinking that youā€™re buying a President with a 500 mil bond, then youā€™re betting on him winning against the guy he lost against last time, which feels like as good a bet as taking Trumpā€™s claims of what his properties are worth at face value.

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          A FORMER President

          For now, yes. Just donā€™t be stingy where it matters, slap another 100 mil of advertisement budget on top of the 500 mil and youā€™ve got a nice PR stew going.

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          I donā€™t have a half of a billion dollars but Iā€™m watching the Vegas line and I might put a couple grand down on Trump winning. Iā€™m not American. I donā€™t get a voteā€¦but Iā€™ll make some money off it if I can.

          I think heā€™s going to win. Americans have shown themselves to be not very smart and youā€™ve got places like Michigan claiming theyā€™re not going to vote for Biden because they think Trump is going toā€¦ Well They are stupid but they represent America.

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            8 months ago

            This is such a stupid comment. You donā€™t even live here!

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              The polls show him leading, so do the pundits. Heā€™s going to win for the same reason he did last time, you people are too ignorant to understand that he appeals to a huge swath of the country.

              Your American exceptionalism is failing your society and youā€™re too blind to see it. Pride and greed. Itā€™s wild to see.