He could then be President of the United States; he could then be a convicted criminal serving time behind bars; or, given his advanced age, Carroll may be forced to reckon with his estate. Any of these developments could substantially complicate collection efforts here.
I’m guessing that putting said sum in escrow might go against the terms of his deal with certain oligarchs — and they really don’t like their money being out of reach…
Isn’t there money under sanction currently?
Are you questioning whether they want more of it sanctioned via Trump’s shitstained pucker?