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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 Tower tax-abatement lawsuit

Actions
documentedThe venture filed suit seeking to compel the city to grant the tax benefit.New York courts via The Washington PostRead record · 1 source
Outcomes
documentedThe appellate court ruled in the venture's favor on eligibility and related relief.New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division via OpenJuristRead record · 1 source
People and impacts
Who gained
  • Trump-Equitable Fifth Avenue Company
Who paid or was affected
  • New York City tax authority
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedThe Trump-Equitable venture represented that Trump Tower met the governing eligibility rules for the abatement.New York courts via The Washington PostRead record · 1 source

Promise kept

The suit sought public tax relief for a private development. Later appellate rulings substantially accepted the project's eligibility.

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