Trump paid $750,000 over delayed antitrust filings

Date: 1988-04-05
Entry type: regulatory-settlement
Current status: Settled without admission of liability
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

A 1988 federal settlement resolved allegations that Trump failed to make timely Hart-Scott-Rodino filings before stock purchases in Holiday and Bally.

Entities and roles

United States v. Donald J. Trump (Hart-Scott-Rodino settlement)federal antitrust settlement
Donald J. Trumpsettling purchaser

Claims and evidence

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Donald Trump agreed in 1988 to pay a $750,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that he failed to make timely Hart-Scott-Rodino filings before stock purchases in Holiday Corporation and Bally Manufacturing; the settlement included no admission of liability.
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