The penalty would be less than 20% of the assets. Based on these estimates, a $370 million fine would cost about 15% to 18% of the former US president's wealth.
Characteristics. Trump owns numerous properties across the United States, including buildings, golf courses, hotels and a wine cellar. According to Forbes, New York City alone has accumulated real estate worth US$690 million (R3.4 billion). To top up the amount, he could sell some of them.
Sale of assets. Trump could also sell assets of his companies to raise enough money. “To raise the money for these types of costs, something has to be sold or realized,” William Thomas, a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, told the BBC.
Donations from supporters. According to the New York Times, 10% of every dollar raised by his supporters in his two funds Save America and Make America Great Again goes to funding his defense in his civil and criminal cases. Therefore, Trump could continue to use his enormous fundraising mechanism to pay off the milliondollar fine.
To avoid paying the amount in advance, Trump could also try to obtain a bond from a surety company a guarantee from a third party that he can pay the fine in full. However, according to the BBC, this would require him to pay around 10% of the total amount owed without getting that fee back and provide guarantees, for example on one of his properties.
Real estate as security. Attorney Ryan Saba told ABC News that if Trump decides to obtain a bond using one of his properties as collateral, the bond company would likely require the asset to cover about 125% to 150% of the total value of the debt.