Trump must pay nearly half a billion dollars in fines for financial fraud within his real estate empire. Even if he appealed, the decision taken at first instance is ‘accompanied by provisional execution’ If the fine is not paid on Monday, ‘his appeal will be rejected, and the first instance decision becomes immediately enforceable’ Trump is therefore playing big: without this financial guarantee, he exposes himself to a humiliating seizure of his assets - like the Trump Tower on 5th Avenue.