Donald Trump was first hit with the massive fine, as well as a business ban during his fraud trial back in February 2024. He was originally ordered to pay a $454.2 million bond payment. New York Attorney General Letitia James gave him until March 18 to make the payment and told ABC News, “If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will ask the judge to seize his assets.”
On March 25, an appeals court ordered that Trump could pay a little less money and have a little more time to get it together. The presidential hopeful now has ten days to pay a partial bond of $175 million. While this is certainly a much easier price to pay for the time being than what he was expecting, it is still an unarguably hefty sum. Should he not be able to pay within the new timeframe, James intends to seize some of the properties Trump owns, as well as his Wall Street skyscraper.
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