Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts acquires the Taj Mahal: The record

Reporting and findings

1. documented

   The company acquired the Taj Mahal from Trump-controlled interests in a related-party transaction.

   • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts 1996 Form 10-KBusiness, acquisitions, debt, compensation, and related-party sections
   • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts 2004 Form 10-KRestructuring, bankruptcy plan, services agreement, and signatures
   • The New York Times via U.S. House Judiciary Committee record: How Donald Trump Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos, but Still Earned MillionsPages 2-9: financing, related transactions, bankruptcies, and outcomes
2. documented

   Trump controlled interests on both sides of the disclosed acquisition.

   • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts 1996 Form 10-KBusiness, acquisitions, debt, compensation, and related-party sections
   • The New York Times via U.S. House Judiciary Committee record: How Donald Trump Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos, but Still Earned MillionsPages 2-9: financing, related transactions, bankruptcies, and outcomes