2018 investigation compared Ivanka's Trump SoHo sales claim with internal records
The 2018 investigation compared Ivanka Trump's 2008 60%-sold claim with internal records showing 15% under contract.
Entities and roles
- Trump SoHoTrump-branded development
- Ivanka Trumpdaughter and Trump Organization executive who promoted the project
- Donald J. Trumpfather and Trump Organization principal during the reported sales conduct
- The Trump Organizationproject promoter or brand licensor
Relationships in this file
- The Trump Organizationpromoted or licensed Trump-branded developmentTrump SoHo
- Donald J. Trumpdaughter and Trump Organization executive who promoted Trump-branded developmentsIvanka Trump
Claims and evidence
- factreported
ProPublica reported that Ivanka Trump publicly said Trump SoHo was 60% sold in 2008 while internal records showed 15% had contracts; the project later entered bankruptcy and removed the Trump name.
- ProPublica: Here Are the Trump Projects Where Ivanka and Her Dad Misled BuyersPanama, SoHo, and Toronto sections comparing public sales claims with internal or bankruptcy records
Measurements
Units under contract in internal records15% - Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Trump SoHo units with contracts in internal records
- Period
- 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
- As of
- 2008-12-31
- Method
- Use the internal-record percentage reported by ProPublica.
- Uncertainty
- Contracts are not necessarily completed sales.
Publicly claimed sales60% - Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Trump SoHo units described as sold in public marketing
- Period
- 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
- As of
- 2008-12-31
- Method
- Use the reported public claim.
- Uncertainty
- Public marketing statement; not verified closings.