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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.

Said vs. done

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Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts bankruptcy

Actions
documentedThe public casino company and related debtors filed for Chapter 11 protection.U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionThe New York Times via U.S. House Judiciary Committee recordRead record · 2 sources
People and impacts
Who gained
  • Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts bondholders
Who paid or was affected
documentedThe confirmed plan shifted control toward creditors, diluted existing ownership, and preserved casino operations.Open cited record
  • Public shareholders
  • Casino employees
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedTrump said corporate bankruptcy law had produced advantageous outcomes for his companies, himself, employees, and family.The American Presidency ProjectRead record · 1 source

Promise partly kept

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

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