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America First Audit

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

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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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Case 91 of 254

The Paint Spot Judgment

Actions
documentedAfter nonpayment, The Paint Spot recorded a construction lien for $32,535.87.Florida Third District Court of AppealFlorida Third District Court of AppealRead record · 1 source
Outcomes
documentedThe appellate court affirmed liability and entitlement to attorney fees after the supplier prevailed below.Florida Third District Court of AppealRead record · 1 source
People and impacts
Who gained
  • Fernich, Inc. d/b/a The Paint Spot
  • Trump National Doral project
  • Fernich, Inc. d/b/a The Paint Spot
Who paid or was affected
  • Fernich, Inc. d/b/a The Paint Spot
  • Trump Endeavor 12, LLC

Amounts and affected parties

  1. paymentPaint Spot Unpaid Principal$32,535.87 unpaid principal
    Ordered from
    Trump Endeavor 12, LLC
    Ordered to
    Fernich, Inc. d/b/a The Paint Spot
    Financially affected
    Fernich, Inc. d/b/a The Paint Spot
    ordered · 2017-04-12 · observedRead source record
    Calculation detailsPopulation Trump Endeavor 12, LLC; Fernich, Inc. d/b/a The Paint Spot; Fernich, Inc. d/b/a The Paint Spot; Fernich, Inc. d/b/a The Paint Spot; Trump National Doral projectPeriod 2014-09-01 to 2014-10-21Basis Use the principal stated in the appellate opinion; exclude attorney fees from this value.Limits The later total judgment and fees were larger and are not estimated here.
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedDuring 2014, Trump Endeavor obtained paint materials for the Doral project under a payment obligation to The Paint Spot.Florida Third District Court of AppealRead record · 1 source

Promise contradicted

The Paint Spot matter is an adjudicated example of a small supplier forced to use a lien and litigation to collect, but it cannot validate every other contractor claim.

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