Donald Trump has admitted he might have to sell some of his assets for knock down prices to pay his £367m court bill.
Taking to Truth Social, the former President said: "Nobody has ever heard of anything like this before. I 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."
Despite previously boasting an almost $9 billion fortune, Trump can't get enough money to pay for the court case against him, his lawyers have said.
Trump raged in a series of messages about New York's Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron. The judge says that Trump and his businesses must pay $464 million or the Attorney General can take the money while Trump tries to fight the decision in court.
Trump said: "Judge Engoron actually wants me to put up Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for the Right to Appeal his ridiculous decision. In other words, he is trying to take my Appellate Rights away from me when I have already won at the Appellate Division, but he refuses to accept their already made decision."
Last month, a New York Judge Engoron found the ex-President guilty of exaggerating the worth of his properties to trick lenders and insurers. Trump and his businesses have been told to pay about $464million (£367m) due to interest.
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Last month, a New York Judge Engoron found the ex-President guilty of exaggerating the worth of his properties to trick lenders and insurers. Trump and his businesses have been told to pay about $464million (£367m) due to interest.
The verdict also bans him from doing business in New York for three years, while his sons Donald Jr. and Eric are forbidden for two years.
In an older post, he said: "He is a Crazed, Trump Hating, Rogue Judge, has ZERO respect for the Appellate Judges, and has torn apart the Legal System in New York State."
The former president criticised Attorney General (AG) James by calling her the "Racist and Politically Corrupt AG". In his words she only ran for office to "get Trump".
He expressed his frustration on Truth Social, a site he launched after he was banned from Twitter.
Trump suggested that any company planning to move to New York State "is CRAZY". He stated that businesses already there would run away in the wake of the case against him.
On Monday, Trump's solicitor asked a higher court to intervene, saying they've had no luck securing a bond. "Defendants' ongoing diligent efforts have proven that a bond in the judgment's full amount is 'a practical impossibility,'" his legal squad noted in court records.
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