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“[Y]ear after year, Mr. Trump appears to have lost more money than nearly any other individual American taxpayer.”

Really fantastic reporting by @russbuettner and @susannecraig on Trump's taxes: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
Trump sold himself as a master dealmaker and a corporate raider who built his empire on a “very small” $1 million loan from his father, which he had to pay back.

The facts show us this is not true—and it has not been true for a very long time. I get into this in #KushnerInc.
The Trump Organization’s shift from real estate to branded opportunities happened because, after Trump’s casinos and Plaza Hotel wound up in bankruptcy proceedings in the 1990s, the number of blue-chip lenders who would do business with the firm dwindled.
By the time the Trump children joined the business, it had morphed from a development firm into more of a licensing shop. Trump slapped his name on ties, vodka, steaks, wine, and the ill-fated Trump University.
Ivanka engineered a series of dubious business deals—many of them with people accused of crime and corruption, according to court records, reports, and my interviews with those who worked alongside her.
Trump turned his fortunes around in the 2000s by selling himself as a brand, as a wildly successful businessman—a myth propagated by his TV show.
The Trump myth might be the most successful thing Trump ever sold.
As many as half of Americans do not know Trump was born into a very wealthy family. They believe he is a self-made billionaire.

@jaredamcdonald @DKarol and @LilyMasonPhD studied the misinformation about the Trump myth: politico.com/magazine/story…
In 2000, Donald Trump told Fortune, “It’s very possible that I could be the first presidential candidate to run and make money on it.”

None of what has happened since then should be a surprise.
fortune.com/2000/04/03/wha…
Of course Trump doesn’t want to release his taxes. When people do anything in secret, it’s generally clear they have something hide.
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