Inside a Trump Project that Failed
Reporting cited here
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The marketing tied Trump's reputation to the project despite his limited development role, and buyers faced losses when the local venture failed.
Licensing agreement, marketing, deposits, and bankruptcy chronologyTrump Tower Tampa licensing and marketing: Audit finding · Cited analysis
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Marketing presented Trump Tower Tampa as a Trump-associated luxury development.
Licensing agreement, marketing, deposits, and bankruptcy chronologyTrump Tower Tampa licensing and marketing: Promised · Promised
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Trump licensed his name and participated in promotion while a separate developer controlled the project.
Licensing agreement, marketing, deposits, and bankruptcy chronologyTrump Tower Tampa licensing and marketing: The record · The record
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Trump licensed his name and appeared in project marketing but was not the local developer.
Licensing agreement, marketing, deposits, and bankruptcy chronologyTrump Tower Tampa licensing and marketing: The record · The record
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The project failed to proceed as marketed, and purchasers disputed deposits tied to their contracts.
Licensing agreement, marketing, deposits, and bankruptcy chronologyTrump Tower Tampa licensing and marketing: Affected group · Affected group
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Trump did not own or control the local development entity, limiting causal attribution for construction failure.
Licensing agreement, marketing, deposits, and bankruptcy chronologyTrump Tower Tampa licensing and marketing: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit