Trump Eyes $4 Billion Stock Windfall as His Legal Bills Pile Up
- Public debut would more than double Trump’s paper net worth
- Shares surge as Trump nears clinching Republican nomination
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On the financial front, the news has appeared dire for former president Donald Trump this year. Within a span of just a month, two judges in two separate cases ordered him to pay about $540 million in total — a sum so great that pundits have speculated it could erode his campaign finances.
What’s gotten far less attention, though, is this: A frenetic rally in a stock tied to Trump Media & Technology Group — which operates the Truth Social platform he posts on daily — has minted a nearly $4 billion windfall for him.