Trump claims he has 'FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS IN CASH' but doesn't mention paying fraud fine with three days until the deadline
Trump's claim after lawyers said it was 'practical impossibility' to pay full amount
Judge ordered him to pay $454 million as he appeals
Trump lawyers asked to lower amount to $100m
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor
Published: 08:37 EDT, 22 March 2024 | Updated: 09:48 EDT, 22 March 2024
Donald Trump claimed he has half a billion dollars in cash in series of furious posts on Truth Social ahead of the deadline to pay the $454million New York fraud fine.
The former president didn't mention paying the bond and insisted that a 'substantial amount' of the huge haul of money was set aside for his campaign.
He also hinted that New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Engoron chose the huge fine to stop him running for president.
His early morning rant came hours after it was revealed James had made her first moves to seize properties in Westchester – and after his lawyers asked the court to delay the judgment or lower it to a fraction of the amount, citing the inability to obtain underwriting.
The attorney general formally registered judgements in Westchester County where Trump has the two properties just north of Manhattan on March 6.
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