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America First Audit

He said it in public. These are the documents on what happened next. Browse all records.

Why these cases

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

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Grand Hyatt accounting-method change

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reportedThe hotel partnership changed the accounting treatment used to calculate rent linked to project income.CBS NewsRead record · 1 source
People and impacts
Who paid or was affected
documentedCity auditors concluded that the change lowered the rent due to New York City.Open cited record
  • Grand Hyatt partnership
  • New York City
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedTrump described his business record as evidence that he could turn projects from vision into completion.The American Presidency ProjectRead record · 1 source

Promise contradicted

A government audit attributed reduced public rent receipts to an accounting change. The hotel partnership disputed parts of the city's analysis.

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