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Investigative Reporter, The New York Times. Co-author, with Susanne Craig, of "Lucky Loser" published by Penguin Press.
Oct 3, 2018 6 tweets 1 min read
President Trump repeatedly engaged tax schemes and sham transactions to grab his father’s fortune. Act II: Trump Palace

nytimes.com/interactive/20… In 1987, $15 million that DJT owed his father was secretly converted into an investment in DJT’s new project.
Oct 2, 2018 4 tweets 1 min read
He talks down his dad’s wealth,
but President Trump repeatedly engaged tax schemes and sham transactions to grab his father’s fortune. Act I... nytimes.com/interactive/20… All County Building & Supply - a shell corporation that padded invoices to Fred Trump buildings by 20%.