Donald Trump has to raise a half billion dollars in a hurry

CNN — 

The clock is ticking for Donald Trump to pony up roughly half a billion dollars to satisfy two recent courtroom losses.

The cash crunch challenges Trump’s long-projected image of a successful businessman with deep pockets and a maverick’s ability to outmaneuver legal and financial troubles. He rode that reputation to the White House in 2016.

Now, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for 2024 could end up heavily indebted to a bank, donor, or some other source of capital. That’s on top of legal fees he owes and the criminal trials he’s facing..