THREAD: @OConnellPostbiz and I are finishing our 2nd year on the Trump Org beat, covering @realdonaldtrump’s businesses and conflicts of interest. A look back is in order, right?
These were my top 10 Trump Org. stories of 2018...
These were my top 10 Trump Org. stories of 2018...
No. 10: The end of Trump Panama. Trump’s Latin American hotel was bleeding $. The majority owner rebelled. There was a fight in the IT closet, a visit by the cops, a celebratory piano recital when the name came down.
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No. 9 The Maga-ization of Mar-a-Lago.
After @realdonaldtrump’s rhetoric drove away old-line charity clients, his club got Trumpy new ones: GOP fundraisers, and super-duper-nuper fans called “Trumpettes USA” whose main purpose is to give Trump $.
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After @realdonaldtrump’s rhetoric drove away old-line charity clients, his club got Trumpy new ones: GOP fundraisers, and super-duper-nuper fans called “Trumpettes USA” whose main purpose is to give Trump $.
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(I looked for a GIF for "Trumpette" and only got this)
No. 8 Trump Org’s trouble with taxes.
Trump Org. missed deadlines for paying its property taxes – a task as basic as breathing for a big property co.
Cost itself $62K extra. It's in county records.
When we called, Trump Org. denied it ever happened.
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Trump Org. missed deadlines for paying its property taxes – a task as basic as breathing for a big property co.
Cost itself $62K extra. It's in county records.
When we called, Trump Org. denied it ever happened.
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No. 7 The end of the Trump merchandising empire. At one point, Trump had 19 companies paying him to use his name on their merchandise. Now, the list is down to 1, a Turkish furniture manufacturer.
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No. 6 Republicans spend big at Trump properties.
For Trump Org., this was the good news from 2018: Republican candidates and PACs spent $4.2M at Trump bldgs.
Bad news: several of their biggest customers then lost.
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For Trump Org., this was the good news from 2018: Republican candidates and PACs spent $4.2M at Trump bldgs.
Bad news: several of their biggest customers then lost.
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No. 5 Emoluments. That funny 1700s word became a big legal problem for @realdonaldtrump, as Congressional Dems & the DC/MD AGs sued him, alleging he’d violated the Constitution’s ban on foreign “emoluments” by doing biz w/foreign govts.
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(There are no emoluments gifs. I've reached the end of the Internet)
No. 4 The demise of the Trump Foundation.
The NY AG sued Trump for millions, over what she called “persistently illegal conduct” at the Trump Foundation. Trump agreed to shutter the charity. But the suit goes on…
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The NY AG sued Trump for millions, over what she called “persistently illegal conduct” at the Trump Foundation. Trump agreed to shutter the charity. But the suit goes on…
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Somehow I skipped 6...
Here's 6, which somehow got lost
No. 6 Republicans spend big at Trump properties.
Republican candidates and PACs spent $4.2M at Trump bldgs. During the 2018 election cycle.
Bad news: several of Trump's best customers lost.
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No. 6 Republicans spend big at Trump properties.
Republican candidates and PACs spent $4.2M at Trump bldgs. During the 2018 election cycle.
Bad news: several of Trump's best customers lost.
washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/…
No. 3 The NYT’s bombshell story on Trump’s taxes.
The Times detailed what appeared to be years of questionable financial practices by @realdonaldtrump and his late father, aimed at avoiding taxes. Now, the NY AG wants to investigate…
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The Times detailed what appeared to be years of questionable financial practices by @realdonaldtrump and his late father, aimed at avoiding taxes. Now, the NY AG wants to investigate…
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
No. 2 Saudis at Trump properties.
After Trump’s election, Saudi customers helped pump up his struggling hotel empire, spending big at his hotels in NY, Chicago and DC. In DC, Saudi lobbyists paid for more than 500 rooms just after Trump’s election.
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After Trump’s election, Saudi customers helped pump up his struggling hotel empire, spending big at his hotels in NY, Chicago and DC. In DC, Saudi lobbyists paid for more than 500 rooms just after Trump’s election.
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No. 1 The “King of Debt” suddenly turned to cash. We documented how @realdonaldtrump had spent more than $400M in cash on real estate in recent years, w/out borrowing money with mortgages. That defied real-estate practice, and his own history of debt.
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