'That would be a crime': Trump warned not to divert campaign cash to pay E. Jean Carroll

During an appearance on MSNBC on Monday, State Attorney for Palm Beach County Dave Aronberg warned Donald Trump that any attempt to dupe his followers into helping him pay the $83.3 million he owes E. Jean Carroll could result in criminal charges.

Speaking with "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski, the prosecutor claimed the former president doesn't have a chance of getting out of paying the defamation damages to the New York writer and suggested he might try to divert money donated to his campaign to avoid shelling out millions from his own pocket.

Add to that, he noted, Trump may have an even bigger financial hit looming from Judge Arthur Engoron who has yet to assess damages owed by the former president for committing financial fraud. New York's Attorney General Letitia James has asked for $370 million.

"I don't see him getting out of this," he explained to the MSNBC host. "He's got to post a bond just to appeal within 30 days of the judgment. So E. Jean Carroll will get her money at some point."

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"He can try to get money from his supporters, but he's got to tell them what it's for," he insisted. "He can't say, 'Help me with my re-election fund' and then divert the money to E. Jean Carroll, that would be a crime.

"Ultimately she gets paid," he added. "Friends of his may help him pay it because looming down the pike is the fact there's a greater judgment he will face in the New York fraud trial where he faces up to $370 million in liability."

He then added. "It's not going to get any better for the former president."

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