New York Attorney General Letitia James has threatened to seize former President Donald Trump’s properties in New York if he cannot pay the $354 million civil fraud fine recently imposed by a New York judge.

James accused Trump of providing misleading financial statements to banks to get better loan terms. She said her office will take control of Trump’s New York assets if he cannot pay the fine. Trump, who is running again for president, plans to appeal the ruling that barred him and two of his sons from doing business in New York and imposed the substantial fine.

“If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment, then we will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court, and we will ask the judge to seize his assets,” James told ABC News, referring specifically to the Trump Building on Wall Street.

Trump denies any wrongdoing and claims the judgment was politically motivated to interfere in the election. His lawyer, Alina Habba, expects to get the decision overturned on appeal. Trump argues that statements James made during her attorney general campaign showed bias against him that invalidates her case. She promised supporters she would bring charges against Trump and even remove him from office.

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