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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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Trump Plaza casino debt restructuring

Actions
documentedTrump Plaza Hotel and Casino filed for Chapter 11 protection under negotiated terms.United Press InternationalNew Jersey Division of Gaming EnforcementRead record · 2 sources
People and impacts
Who paid or was affected
reportedCasino creditors were bound to the restructuring while the property remained open.Open cited record
  • Trump Plaza casino creditors
  • Trump Plaza 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

Operations continued, but creditors absorbed the revised terms. That qualifies the claimed benefits of corporate bankruptcy.

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