WHDH 7 Boston Article RatingKey questions as Trump hurtles toward deadline to pay $454 million fraud penalty - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
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| Sentence | Sentiment | Bias |
|---|---|---|
| "In the meantime, the amount Trump owes is increasing by nearly $112,000 each day due to interest." | Positive | 30% Conservative |
| "COULD TRUMP PAY IF HE WANTED?Trump says he is worth several billion dollars, but much of his wealth is tied up in skyscrapers, golf courses and other properties." | Positive | 14% Conservative |
| "Earlier this month, Trump secured a $91.6 million bond to guarantee that judgment while he appeals." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Since then, Trump has netted nearly $187 million from selling the lease on his Washington, D.C., hotel and the rights to manage a New York City golf course." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Trump has appealed that decision." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "If the deal is approved, Trump would own at least 58" | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "State officials can't just show up on Monday and padlock Trump Tower, but they can lay the groundwork by issuing subpoenas requiring Trump to provide information about his assets." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "Trump also has other legal bills." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "In February, after a 2½-month trial, Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million plus interest, saying, The frauds found here leap off the page and shock the conscience." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "Trump could receive a financial windfall from a looming deal to put his social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, on the stock market under the ticker symbol DJT." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "If Trump isn't able to pay, the state could levy and sell his assets, lien his real property and garnish anyone who owes him money, Syracuse University Law Professor Gregory Germain said." | Negative | -24% Liberal |
| "But they'd like to take the cash away so I can't use it on the campaign, Trump told reporters after voting in Florida's Republican primary." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Trump has repeatedly bragged that he has never, personally, declared bankruptcy, although several of his previous companies have." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "If the former president doesn't come up with a financial guarantee by Monday, New York's attorney general can start the process of collecting on the more than $454 million Trump owes the state in a civil fraud lawsuit." | Negative | -34% Liberal |
| "Trump denies any attempt to deceive banks or anyone else about his wealth." | Negative | -42% Liberal |
| "The state, through James' office, sued Trump in 2022, alleging he had committed fraud for years by inflating his wealth on financial statements given to banks and insurance companies in coection with various business deals." | Negative | -48% Liberal |
| "Donald Trump is hurtling toward a critical deadline in his most costly legal battle to date." | Negative | -60% Liberal |
| "Asked Tuesday if he's confident he can pay, Trump lashed out at what he deemed a rigged trial by a crooked judge and a crooked attorney general." | Negative | -64% Liberal |
| "In the meantime, the amount Trump owes is increasing by nearly $112,000 each day due to interest." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "COULD TRUMP PAY IF HE WANTED?Trump says he is worth several billion dollars, but much of his wealth is tied up in skyscrapers, golf courses and other properties." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Earlier this month, Trump secured a $91.6 million bond to guarantee that judgment while he appeals." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Since then, Trump has netted nearly $187 million from selling the lease on his Washington, D.C., hotel and the rights to manage a New York City golf course." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Here's a look at what that might look like, and what it would mean for Trump's business empire." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "Trump has appealed that decision." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "As of Tuesday, he owed the state nearly $457 million.To obtain a bond, Trump's lawyers said they would be required to post collateral covering 120" | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "If the deal is approved, Trump would own at least 58" | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Last month, Trump's lawyers proposed posting a $100 million bond, but a judge in the state's mid-level appeals court said he had to pay the full amount." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "State officials can't just show up on Monday and padlock Trump Tower, but they can lay the groundwork by issuing subpoenas requiring Trump to provide information about his assets." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "But more than 30 underwriters said no, Trump's lawyers told the court." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Trump also has other legal bills." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "It's also one of the documents that Engoron deemed fraudulent for exaggerating Trump's wealth." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Trump could receive a financial windfall from a looming deal to put his social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, on the stock market under the ticker symbol DJT." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "If Trump isn't able to pay, the state could levy and sell his assets, lien his real property and garnish anyone who owes him money, Syracuse University Law Professor Gregory Germain said." | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "But they'd like to take the cash away so I can't use it on the campaign, Trump told reporters after voting in Florida's Republican primary." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Trump's lawyers are trying to stop that from happening." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "Trump has repeatedly bragged that he has never, personally, declared bankruptcy, although several of his previous companies have." | Negative | -16% Liberal |
| "If the former president doesn't come up with a financial guarantee by Monday, New York's attorney general can start the process of collecting on the more than $454 million Trump owes the state in a civil fraud lawsuit." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "Trump denies any attempt to deceive banks or anyone else about his wealth." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "Trump's lawyers said freeing up cash by offloading some of Trump's properties in a fire sale would result in massive, irrecoverable losses." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "Trump's lawyers said freeing up cash by offloading some of Trump's properties in a fire sale would result in massive, irrecoverable losses." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
| "The state, through James' office, sued Trump in 2022, alleging he had committed fraud for years by inflating his wealth on financial statements given to banks and insurance companies in coection with various business deals." | Negative | -26% Liberal |
| "Donald Trump is hurtling toward a critical deadline in his most costly legal battle to date." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Asked Tuesday if he's confident he can pay, Trump lashed out at what he deemed a rigged trial by a crooked judge and a crooked attorney general." | Negative | -36% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
65% : In the meantime, the amount Trump owes is increasing by nearly $112,000 each day due to interest.57% : COULD TRUMP PAY IF HE WANTED?Trump says he is worth several billion dollars, but much of his wealth is tied up in skyscrapers, golf courses and other properties.
55% : Earlier this month, Trump secured a $91.6 million bond to guarantee that judgment while he appeals.
54% : Since then, Trump has netted nearly $187 million from selling the lease on his Washington, D.C., hotel and the rights to manage a New York City golf course.
48% : Trump has appealed that decision.
46% : If the deal is approved, Trump would own at least 58% of the shares in the company, which runs his Truth Social platform.
45% : State officials can't just show up on Monday and padlock Trump Tower, but they can lay the groundwork by issuing subpoenas requiring Trump to provide information about his assets.
43% : Trump also has other legal bills.
42% : In February, after a 2½-month trial, Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million plus interest, saying, "The frauds found here leap off the page and shock the conscience.
39% : Trump could receive a financial windfall from a looming deal to put his social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group, on the stock market under the ticker symbol DJT.
38% : If Trump isn't able to pay, the state "could levy and sell his assets, lien his real property and garnish anyone who owes him money," Syracuse University Law Professor Gregory Germain said.
36% : But they'd like to take the cash away so I can't use it on the campaign," Trump told reporters after voting in Florida's Republican primary.
35% : Trump has repeatedly bragged that he has never, personally, declared bankruptcy, although several of his previous companies have.
33% : If the former president doesn't come up with a financial guarantee by Monday, New York's attorney general can start the process of collecting on the more than $454 million Trump owes the state in a civil fraud lawsuit.
29% : "Trump denies any attempt to deceive banks or anyone else about his wealth.
26% : The state, through James' office, sued Trump in 2022, alleging he had committed fraud for years by inflating his wealth on financial statements given to banks and insurance companies in connection with various business deals.
20% : Donald Trump is hurtling toward a critical deadline in his most costly legal battle to date.
18% : Asked Tuesday if he's confident he can pay, Trump lashed out at what he deemed "a rigged trial by a crooked judge and a crooked attorney general.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.