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Trump Plaza patron-discrimination penalty

Trump Plaza patron-discrimination penalty

contradicted
Promised
Trump presented his business record as evidence of capable management.Open cited record · 1 source
The record
The casino commission found that Trump Plaza managers accommodated a patron's discriminatory request concerning dealers.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who paid
Black and female dealers were removed from the patron's table, and the casino received a regulatory penalty.Open cited record
  • Black and female Trump Plaza dealers
  • Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino
Audit finding
contradicted

The regulatory action documents discriminatory treatment at a Trump-controlled casino; the finding concerned casino management conduct rather than a personal instruction from Trump.

Causal strength: documented mechanism

Evidence chronology

  1. promisedocumented

    Trump presented his business record as evidence of capable management.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  2. actiondocumented

    The casino commission found that Trump Plaza managers accommodated a patron's discriminatory request concerning dealers.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  3. affected groupreported

    Black and female dealers were removed from the patron's table, and the casino received a regulatory penalty.

    Open underlying ledger entry
  4. limitationreported

    The cited record does not state that Donald Trump personally ordered the dealer removals.

    Open underlying ledger entry

Responses, legal status, contrary evidence, and limitations

  • limitation

    The cited record does not state that Donald Trump personally ordered the dealer removals.