NEW: Even as @realdonaldtrump railed against illegal immigration, his company quietly relied on its own crew of largely undocumented construction workers.
Two years into his presidency, it still does.
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@realDonaldTrump How'd we verify the accounts of @realDonaldTrump's undocumented stoneworkers?
Well, we already know 40+ of Trump's *other* undoc. workers, who'd been waiters, housekeepers, gardeners at his clubs.
We asked: did they know these guys?
Oh yes. "We called them 'Los Picapiedra.'"
@realDonaldTrump These are the questions we sent @realDonaldTrump's White House press office about this story. They declined comment.
@realDonaldTrump And here's what we sent @realdonaldtrump's company. They sent us a short statement (saying Mobile Payroll is now enrolled in E-Verify), but declined to answer other Q's directly.
@realDonaldTrump We also asked @ICEgov if they'd ever audited or investigated one of @realDonaldTrump's properties. This was their answer:
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