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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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Taj Mahal high-yield bond financing

Actions
documentedThe project was financed through high-yield debt carrying demanding repayment terms.U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey via JustiaThe Washington PostThe New York Times via U.S. House Judiciary Committee recordRead record · 3 sources
People and impacts
Who paid or was affected
reportedThe casino opened but needed unusually strong daily operating performance to service the debt.Open cited record
  • Taj Mahal bondholders
  • Trump Taj Mahal Associates
Promise and assessment
The promise
reportedTrump promoted the Taj Mahal as a major completed casino resort and business achievement.The Washington PostThe New York Times via U.S. House Judiciary Committee recordRead record · 2 sources

Promise partly kept

The casino opened on financing that created a documented repayment burden, and that burden preceded its restructuring.

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