Politico: What If Trump Refuses Or Can’t Pay Judgment?

Politico reports:

What happens if he resists paying? In the civil fraud case, which is in New York state court, if Trump can’t post the funds or get a bond, then the judgment would take effect immediately and a sheriff could begin seizing Trump’s assets. Can Trump delay payment by appealing the verdicts? No. He has to put money in an escrow account with the court or get a bond while he’s appealing the verdicts.

Does he personally have to pay the verdicts? Could he get his campaign or PAC or the RNC to pay? The courts don’t have restrictions on the sources of funds used to pay judgments, and Trump would surely like to tap other funds than whatever money is in his own personal accounts. Using his political vehicles to pay would be far trickier. There is a general ban on using campaign donations for personal uses unrelated to a campaign or the official duties of an officeholder.

Read the full article. The piece goes on at length to discuss the over half-billion Trump now owes in three civil judgments. No paywall.

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