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America First Audit

About this audit and its evidence

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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Oldest to latest by event date. Each stop is one dated case.

Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts bankruptcy

partly-kept
Promised
Trump said corporate bankruptcy law had produced advantageous outcomes for his companies, himself, employees, and family.Open cited record · 1 source
The record
The public casino company and related debtors filed for Chapter 11 protection.Open cited record · 2 sources
Who gained
  • Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts bondholders
Who paid
The confirmed plan shifted control toward creditors, diluted existing ownership, and preserved casino operations.Open cited record
  • Public shareholders
  • Casino employees
Audit finding
partly kept

The filing contradicts the company's growth and performance promise, while supporting Trump's narrower claim that corporate bankruptcy can preserve operations and a continuing role.

Causal strength: documented mechanism