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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 refund ruling

Actions
documentedThe venture litigated the city's denial through the New York courts.New York courts via The Washington PostNew York Supreme Court, Appellate Division via OpenJuristRead record · 2 sources
Outcomes
documentedThe appellate court ordered relief in favor of the venture.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
Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedThe Trump-Equitable venture claimed statutory entitlement to the tax abatement.New York courts via The Washington PostRead record · 1 source

Promise kept

The abatement claim succeeded. That cuts against treating every subsidy dispute as an adverse finding.

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