Trump urgently needs money - but now he is running out of time. Trump's lawyer Chris Kise: "Nobody has 500 million in savings" Trump's exact net worth is not known, but Forbes estimated his net worth at $2.6 billion as of October 2023.

The 77-year-old only has around three weeks left to defend himself against the verdict. Trump is likely to win the US primaries against Nikki Haley and then be officially named the Republican presidential candidate - and it is only useful to ingratiate themselves with the potential next US president.