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Donald Trump is running out of time to post a bond to cover a $464m (£367m) civil fraud ruling – or face the risk of New York state beginning to seize some of his assets.

The former US president, who is seeking to regain the White House later this year, must either pay the money out of his own pocket or post a bond by Monday’s deadline while he appeals against Justice Arthur Engoron’s February judgment.

The judge agreed with prosecutors that Mr Trump deceived banks and insurers for years by inflating his wealth on financial statements used to secure loans and make deals, and said he had to pay a multi-million dollar bond if he wanted to appeal.

Mr Trump has denied wrongdoing in the case and all the cases against him.

The ex-president personally owes $454m (£359m), but the figure goes up when taking into account interest and money owed by his sons, Eric and Donald Jr, and the Trump Organization.

Here, we take a look at Mr Trump’s assets and income – and what may happen if he fails to pay up in time.

If he misses the deadline, what happens?

The state of New York could start seizing the tycoon’s assets – but it may be over a year before properties such as Trump Tower and other real estate holdings are on the chopping block.

Some experts believe seizing his bank accounts will be easier and relatively quick compared to dealing with his properties.

A US marshal can simply be asked to take a court order to a bank holding Trump’s money.

The process involving properties is more complicated, legal experts say.

Alan Sash, a New York lawyer, said: “Seizing a property is a poor way to describe it, because it gives the impression that someone goes and grabs it.

“It’s not like that at all. It’s slow and methodical.”

However, the New York attorney general will be able to go after any properties Trump owns in order to satisfy the judgment – although the process is likely to be more complex for properties outside of New York.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Trump Tower in New York City, U.S., October 1, 2023.REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
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How much is Trump worth?

A breakdown of his net worth can be achieved based on court filings and federal financial disclosures.

In some cases, the values reported by Trump were disputed in the New York civil case, which the real estate billionaire plans to appeal against.

In a social media post last Friday, Trump said he has “almost five hundred million dollars in cash”.

In an April 2023 deposition with New York attorney general Letitia James, he said he had “substantially in excess of 400 million in cash”.

A financial statement for 30 June 2021 submitted to the court by Trump showed he had $293.8m (£232.5m) worth of cash and cash equivalents at the time.

In 2022, Trump reported at least $537m (£425m) in revenues related to golf courses and hotels.

He also made money from licensing fees and royalties, and from other interests including speaking engagements and in distributions from his stake in buildings.

His Truth Social platform is said to be worth about $6bn (£4.75bn).

The company is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq stock market – potentially netting the former US president $3bn (£2.37bn).

However, even if the deal gets completed, Trump will not be allowed to sell any of his shares in the combined company for six months or borrow against them, based on terms he previously agreed.

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo
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Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. Pic: Reuters

What properties does he own?

Trump owns hotels, office buildings, residential buildings, golf courses and estates.

A June 2021 financial statement listed several of his most valuable properties such as 40 Wall Street, an office building in New York, Trump Tower in Manhattan, and the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

The financial statement said his properties were worth $4.3bn (£3.4bn) at the time.

In the New York case, the judge ruled Trump had overstated the value of some of the properties – and called the estimated value of Mar-a-Lago “fraudulent” and “possibly a billion dollars or more” over its market value.

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The case is not the only one draining Trump’s finances.

This month, he posted a $91.6m (£72.5m) bond to cover an $83.3m (£65.9m) defamation verdict for writer E Jean Carroll while he appeals.

She sued him after Trump called her a liar for accusing him of raping her decades ago. He has denied wrongdoing.

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One dead, multiple injured, in shooting at US country club hosting wedding

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A man has been killed and several other people injured in a shooting at a US country club hosting a wedding, police in New Hampshire have said.

Aerial pictures above the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua show emergency responders at the scene.

A suspect was detained at the scene by police officers who said “a single male had entered the club and fired several shots”.

Eyewitness reports said the country club was hosting a wedding, and diners were also eating at its restaurant when the suspect entered and began shooting people.

New Hampshire congresswoman Maggie Goodlander said in a statement she was “closely monitoring the tragic reports” and that her heart was with the victims, their families and the entire community.

Ambulances park outside a hotel acting as a reunification centre after the shooting. Pic: AP
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Ambulances park outside a hotel acting as a reunification centre after the shooting. Pic: AP

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At a news conference, Peter Hinkley, senior assistant attorney general of New Hampshire, said “people don’t think things like this happen on a Saturday night in Nashua in New Hampshire”.

Nashua is about 45 miles (70 kilometres) northwest of Boston, just across the Massachusetts border. It is the only city in America to be ranked Number 1 Best Place to Live by Money magazine twice.

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Attorney general John Formella and Nashua Police Department chief Kevin Rourke issued a statement:

“This evening officers responded to 911 calls from the Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua for reports of gunshots.

“From investigation, a single adult male entered the club and fired several gunshots. One adult male was shot and killed, and several other people were wounded.”

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Ted Cruz blasts ‘mafioso’ threats over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

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Ted Cruz blasts 'mafioso' threats over Jimmy Kimmel suspension

American Senator Ted Cruz has broken ranks with fellow US conservatives and
hit out at talk show host Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, saying it was “mafioso” behaviour.

Disney-owned ABC has been widely criticised after it pulled the long-standing host of Jimmy Kimmel Live following comments in his show about the alleged gunman charged with right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s murder.

Kimmel implied the suspect was a Maga Republican, despite the man’s mother telling police he had “started to lean more to the left”.

As a result, Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr threatened Disney and local broadcasters with investigations and regulatory action if they aired Kimmel’s show – which led to dozens of local TV stations affiliated with ABC pulling it.

US President Donald Trump, who appointed Carr, lauded the decision.

But Mr Cruz criticised the threats as “dangerous as hell”.

“I got to say that’s right out of ‘Goodfellas’,” he said, evoking the Martin Scorsese gangster movie. “That’s right out of
a mafioso coming into a bar going, ‘Nice bar you have here.

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The senator, a former constitutional lawyer, then adopted a broad mafioso accent to quote Mr Carr’s comments about broadcasters this week: “We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way.”

Mr Trump fired back, telling reporters in the Oval Office on Friday that he disagreed with Mr Cruz – one of the most
powerful Republicans in Congress – and calling Mr Carr “an incredible American patriot with courage.”

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Demonstrations against his suspension have sprung up. Pic: AP

The Texas senator’s remarks are a rare example of a prominent member of the president’s own party publicly
criticising the actions of the administration, highlighting deepening concerns over free-speech rights and Mr Trump’s threatened crackdowns.

Prominent Democrats and civil rights groups condemned the Trump administration’s pressure to punish Kimmel and others who speak negatively of the president.

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Kimmel’s fellow late-night hosts have rallied around him, as did former US president Barack Obama, who wrote on X: “After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Barack Obama on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2016. Pic: Susan Walsh/AP
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Barack Obama on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2016. Pic: Susan Walsh/AP

“This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent, and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating it.”

Conservative activists had been angered by Kimmel’s comments on his show that they were using the assassination to score “political points”.

Right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk was shot dead on 10 September as he took part in a public debate at a college campus in Utah .

Tyler Robinson, 22, was charged with aggravated murder, weapon, and obstruction of justice offences.

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US talk show titans come out fighting after Kimmel cancellation

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US talk show host Stephen Colbert has condemned the cancellation of fellow late-night star Jimmy Kimmel as a “blatant assault on freedom of speech”, as America’s top late night presenters came out fighting.

He used the opening of Thursday night’s edition of his Late Show to address the pulling of Jimmy Kimmel Live over comments made about the assassination of the right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.

Kimmel used his show earlier this week to accuse the Trump administration and its allies of “working very hard to capitalise on the murder of Charlie Kirk”, with the president among those to pin it on left-wing extremism.

The move by Disney-owned ABC has been widely criticised, with the network accused of kowtowing to President Donald Trump, who celebrated the decision.

Also airing on Thursday night, Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central’s Daily Show, appeared in a garish gold set, in parody of Mr Trump’s redesign of the White House, to tell viewers the episode would be “another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show”.

Stewart, playing the role of an over-the-top, politically obsequious TV host under authoritarian rule, lavished praise on the president and satirised his criticism of US cities and his deployment of the National Guard to fight crime.

“Coming to you tonight from the real […] crime-ridden cesspool that is New York City. It is a tremendous disaster like no-one’s ever seen before. Someone’s National Guard should invade this place, am I right?” he said.

He then introduced his guest – Maria Ressa, a journalist and author of the book How To Stand Up To A Dictator.

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Over at The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon told his audience he was “not sure what was going on” but that Kimmel is “a decent funny and loving guy and I hope he comes back”.

Fallon then promised viewers that in spite of people being “worried that we won’t keep saying what we want to say or that we will be censored”, he was going to cover the president’s recent trip to the UK “just like I normally would”.

He was then replaced by a voiceover describing Mr Trump as “incredibly handsome” and “making America great again”.

Jimmy Fallon on Thursday's Tonight Show. Pic: The Tonight Show X
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Jimmy Fallon on Thursday’s Tonight Show. Pic: The Tonight Show X

Seth Meyers also joined the fray.

“Donald Trump is on his way back from a trip to the UK,” he said at the top of his show Late Night, “while back here at home, his administration is pursuing a crackdown on free speech… and completely unrelated, I just wanted to say that I have always admired and respected Mr Trump.

“I have always believed he was a visionary, an innovator, a great president, and an even better golfer.”

Kimmel’s removal from the show he has hosted for two decades led to criticism that free speech was under attack.

But speaking on his visit to Britain, Donald Trump claimed he was suspended “because he had bad ratings”.

It came after fellow late-night host Colbert saw his programme cancelled earlier this year, which fans claimed was also down to his criticism of Mr Trump, who has since railed against Kimmel, Meyers, and Fallon.

He has posted on Truth Social that they should all be cancelled.

Jimmy Kimmel hosting last year's Oscars. Pic: AP
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Jimmy Kimmel hosting last year’s Oscars. Pic: AP

Figures from both the worlds of entertainment and politics lined up to lament ABC’s removal of Kimmel.

Chat show doyenne David Letterman said people should not be fired just because they don’t “suck up” to what he called “an authoritarian” president.

During an appearance at The Atlantic Festival 2025 in New York on Thursday night, he added: “It’s no good. It’s silly. It’s ridiculous.

“I feel bad about this, because we all see where see this is going, correct? It’s managed media.”

Barack Obama on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2016. Pic: Susan Walsh/AP
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Barack Obama on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2016. Pic: Susan Walsh/AP

Former US president Barack Obama wrote on X: “After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

“This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent, and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating it.”

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