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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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Case 27 of 254

Trump's Castle debt restructuring

Actions
documentedTrump's Castle filed for Chapter 11 protection as part of a creditor restructuring.United Press InternationalNew Jersey Division of Gaming EnforcementRead record · 2 sources
People and impacts
Who paid or was affected
reportedCreditors accepted revised terms while the casino continued operating.Open cited record
  • Trump's Castle creditors
  • Trump's Castle 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 an unqualified business-success account. The corporate restructuring preserved casino operations, and it was not Trump's personal bankruptcy.

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