Trump pleads with supporters for cash to help pay soaring legal bills

The appeal came as Trump faced an imminent deadline to pay a huge bond from a New York fraud trial that ended in a$454m civil judgment against him for overstating his net worth and the value of his real estate properties.

On Thursday, James’s office reportedly made preliminary steps in Westchester county which suggested a Trump-owned golf course and estate north of Manhattan could be in line to be seized.

ABC reported the reappointment for three years of Barbara Jones, a retired federal judge who has been overseeing Trump Organization finances since November 2022.

According to the Washington Post, which cited four sources close to Trump, the former president is not considering declaring bankruptcy, a move which would delay payment in the civil fraud case, because of the damage doing so might do to his campaign.

On Thursday, on Truth Social, Trump called Judge Arthur Engeron “crooked” and James, who is Black, “corrupt and racist”, alleging both were involved in “election interference”.

In his fundraising email lamenting the threat to Trump Tower, he said donations would help send “Biden’s corrupt regime … the message … that our patriotic movement CANNOT BE STOPPED!