Trump could lose his namesake building if he fails to pay $464m bond. New Yorkers have mixed reactions

As Donald Trump looks increadingly unlikely to secure a bond to satisfy his $464m civil fraud judgment, the New York Attorney General Letitia James has not been shy about the potential for her to seize his assets — perhaps including his New York City namesake, Trump Tower.

The former president and presumptive GOP 2024 presidential nominee has approached “about 30 surety companies through four separate brokers,” his attorneys said, but have so far come back empty-handed in the face of “insurmountable difficulties”.

Ms James previously said, “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.”

Meanwhile, Mr Trump has sent a message loud and clear that he does not want his precious Trump Tower being taken away from him. A fundraising message to his supporters read: “KEEP YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF TRUMP TOWER!”

The Independent staked out Trump Tower, where tourists, locals, and mask-covered Trump impersonators collide, to take a temperature check on the possibility that the attorney general could seize the golden-plated property.

The Independent speaks to an anti-Trump button seller outside of Trump Tower

“That’s scary because Trump is an amazing person. So having people do this to him is just unfair,” one teenager said. When asked about the lawsuits he’s up against, he replied, “Everyone makes mistakes.”

Another man, wearing a Trump-branded cap, said he had “no thoughts” on the issue before adding, “Hopefully it doesn’t happen.”

Ms James “probably should focus on the real crime in New York,” the man added.

Another man, who has been selling anti-Trump buttons outside of Trump Tower since 2016, said, “If [Ms James] can