Trump Biographer Issues Most Obvious Warning To Trump's Potential Saviors
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David Cay Johnston had a message amid the former president's money "crisis."
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston cautioned people who may be thinking about helping former President Donald Trump out amid his growing money woes.
“Anybody who loans the money runs the risk that when he loses his appeal, as he’s likely to do, then he’s going to fight collection with them because that’s how he does business,” Johnston, a biographer of the four-times-indicted ex-POTUS, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Wednesday.
Trump has been ordered to pay $88.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll after being found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. On top of that, the Republican front-runner has also been hit with a $355 million fee in his New York civil fraud trial. The total he owes continues to rise daily due to interest.
Johnston doubted Trump had the money on hand to pay, or even to put up a bond as he appeals. There may be some business ventures he can obtain the money from but the clock continues to tick on handing it over, he added.
“If Donald really was worth $10 billion he claims, this wouldn’t be a problem, it would be an annoyance,” said Johnston. “Instead, it’s a crisis because he’s not worth anywhere near that.”
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