Donald Trump has to pay almost half a billion US dollars in bail. Ex-president was convicted of business fraud for inflating the value of his real estate empire.

Trump has until March 25 to post bail or New York prosecutors could begin seizing some of his assets. A court in New York could set a new - and possibly soon - date for the start of the trial in a criminal case against Trump in connection with hush money payments to a porn actress. The Republican's lawyers are trying to delay the proceedings further.