A look inside Donald Trump’s deposition: Defiance, deflection and the ‘hottest brand in the world’
1 year, 3 months ago

A look inside Donald Trump’s deposition: Defiance, deflection and the ‘hottest brand in the world’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In newly public testimony, Donald Trump boasts about building a multibillion-dollar brand and saving “millions of lives” as president. DON’T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT Trump said he never felt his financial statements “would be taken very seriously,” and that people who did business with him were given ample warning not to trust them. “Chris, we’re going to be here until midnight if your client answers every question with an eight-minute speech,” he said to one of Trump’s lawyers, Christopher Kise. Perry Mason.” OBSTRUCTED VIEW Trump testified at the attorney general’s Manhattan office, across the street from 40 Wall Street — a skyscraper labeled “The Trump Building” in big, gold letters. Trump called his Turnberry, Scotland, golf course “one of the most iconic places in the world,” and the renovated villas at his Doral golf resort near Miami “the most beautiful rooms you’ve ever seen.” Trump described his 213-acre Seven Springs estate north of New York City as “the greatest house in New York State.” His golf courses in Aberdeen, Scotland?

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From 'really rich' to begging: Inside Trump's U-turn on one of his first campaign lies
8 months ago

From 'really rich' to begging: Inside Trump's U-turn on one of his first campaign lies

Raw Story  

During his 2016 campaign, Donald Trump talked a big game about how he was a “ really rich ” man who would be self-funding his first presidential run. “I don’t need anybody’s money,” Trump said in his June 6, 2015 campaign announcement speech and again in an August 2015 interview in Iowa. — Donald J. Trump August 2, 2015 “This …

Trump shares post slamming stock market for not getting his 'Michelangelo'-level genius
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump shares post slamming stock market for not getting his 'Michelangelo'-level genius

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump Friday made a new addition to his list of institutions that are conspiring against him: the stock market. Trump shared this viewpoint on Truth Social, the social media site whose parent company has seen its value plummet after news hit it lost $58 million in 2023, in the form of an editorial from a writer whose …

Trump has '464 million reasons' to sell out to a 'scary' foreign patron: legal expert
9 months ago

Trump has '464 million reasons' to sell out to a 'scary' foreign patron: legal expert

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is moving closer to having his properties seized if he's unable to pay a $464 million fraud judgment or secure the same amount for a bond required to appeal, according to a legal expert. The former president says he approached 30 insurers but found none of them willing to post the bond, and some of his friendly right-wing …

Trump admits he'll have to sell buildings to come up with $450M in cash
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump admits he'll have to sell buildings to come up with $450M in cash

Raw Story  

Real estate mogul and former president Donald Trump admitted Wednesday he'd have to sell off properties to pay the $450 million he owes in damages after a ruling in his civil fraud trial. Trump filed a more than 1,790-page emergency motion to a New York appeals court requesting a stay on Judge Arthur Engoron's verdict which he said would cause …

Donald Trump goes from calm to indignant in newly released deposition video of civil fraud lawsuit
11 months ago

Donald Trump goes from calm to indignant in newly released deposition video of civil fraud lawsuit

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Months before Donald Trump’s defiant turn as a witness at his New York civil fraud trial, the former president came face-to-face with the state attorney general who is suing him when he sat for a deposition last year at her Manhattan office. Video made public Friday of the seven-hour, closed-door session last April shows the Republican presidential …

Trump’s decades of testimony provide some clues about how he’ll fight for his real estate empire
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump’s decades of testimony provide some clues about how he’ll fight for his real estate empire

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump has testified in court as a football owner, casino builder and airline buyer. His highly anticipated testimony in the trial of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit follows that of his eldest sons, Trump Organization executives Eric and Donald Trump Jr., who testified last week. Testifying in the USFL’s antitrust lawsuit against the NFL …

'Whole case is crazy': Donald Trump's hours-long, unhinged testimony in fraud suit
1 year, 3 months ago

'Whole case is crazy': Donald Trump's hours-long, unhinged testimony in fraud suit

India Today  

In newly public testimony, Donald Trump boasts about building a multibillion-dollar brand and saving “millions of lives” as president. DON’T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT Trump said he never felt his financial statements “would be taken very seriously,” and that people who did business with him were given ample warning not to trust them. “Chris, we’re going to be here …

A look inside Donald Trump's deposition: Defiance, deflection and the 'hottest brand in the world'
1 year, 3 months ago

A look inside Donald Trump's deposition: Defiance, deflection and the 'hottest brand in the world'

The Independent  

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How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage
4 years, 2 months ago

How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and set a lot of it on fire. “They spent their money on unnecessary overhead, lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous activity by the campaign staff and vanity ads,” said Mike Murphy, a veteran Republican consultant who advised John McCain and Jeb …

Opinion: For Trump, false claims go way back
4 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: For Trump, false claims go way back

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michael D’Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” and co-author, with Peter Eisner, of the upcoming book “High Crimes: The Corruption, Impunity, and Impeachment of Donald Trump.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. CNN — Confronted directly with America’s tragic pandemic mortality rate last month, Donald …

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