Hi everyone it is 4 o'clock here in New York I'm Alicia Menendez in

for Nicole Wallace and as we come on the air you can almost hear it

but tick tick tick is the disgrace come on the air, you can almost hear it.

The tick, tick is the disgrace, twice in peach,

four times indicted ex-president,

slowly runs out of time to post that massive,

nearly half a billion dollar bond in a civil fraud case.

Donald Trump has until Monday at midnight to make it happen or face the consequences.

Consequences that could put his pride and joy, his real estate empire in the crosshairs.

Estates, hotels, golf courses, the iconic Trump Tower,

all properties valued by the Trump org at a much higher level than appraisers valued them as

revealed in the civil fraud trial and all of them now potentially fair game for New York

Attorney General Tis James to seize if Trump fails to meet his

financial obligation by the deadline.

With time, running out, NBC News is reporting the former president has grown, quote,

frustrated and has now resorted to

quote hitting up high dollar donors not just for campaign cash but also to see

whether they might guarantee his bond. They say the ex president is huddled up

with advisors quote gaming out options

including ways Trump could appeal a judge of Gore's ruling without having to put the

bond up and what would happen if they can't secure the required some.

Sources also tell NBC news that Trump's team believes that, quote,

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