Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto was caught on microphone asking Trump to arrange a meeting with Eric Trump, a Trump Organization executive, following a Gaza summit in Egypt. Trump agreed to have Eric contact him directly. This hot-mic moment documents how foreign leaders leverage Trump family …
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Republican political committees have spent more than $931,000 at Trump-owned properties during the first six months of Trump’s second presidency, according to Federal Election Commission filings analyzed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). The Republican National …
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The New York Appellate Division, in a unanimous five-judge decision, threw out the $527 million civil fraud judgment against President Donald Trump and his companies, ruling the penalty was “excessive” and violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines. The appeals …
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Vietnamese farmers in Hung Yen province were forced to surrender land for a $1.5 billion Trump-branded golf resort, receiving compensation as low as $3,200 and rice provisions. Thousands of villagers were offered $12-$30 per square meter for farmland, drastically reduced from initial estimates …
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The Trump Organization has announced 21 international projects across 10 countries during Trump’s second presidential term, including significant developments in Serbia, India, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Vietnam, Indonesia, Uruguay, and Romania. These projects, valued at billions of …
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The Trump Organization signed a massive $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Qatari Diar and Dar Global, developing an 18-hole golf course and luxury villas in the Simaisma community north of Doha, Qatar. The project raises significant conflict of interest concerns, as it involves a government-owned …
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Donald Trump Jr. met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić on March 11, 2025, his second
visit in six months, to promote a Trump International Hotel project in Belgrade—the first
Trump hotel in Europe. The 175-room hotel with 1,500 luxury apartments will be built on
the site of the former Yugoslav …
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Eric Trump announced the Trump Organization’s first Saudi Arabia project—a 47-floor,
SAR 2 billion ($530M) Trump Tower in Jeddah, developed with London-listed Dar Global.
The tower on Jeddah’s Corniche will include Trump Club, the Kingdom’s first members-only
social club, with …
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Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron issued a devastating 92-page ruling ordering Donald Trump to pay $354.9 million in disgorgement plus $98.6 million in prejudgment interest (totaling approximately $454 million), and barred Trump from serving as an officer or director of any New York …
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House Oversight Committee analysis of Mazars USA documents reveals at least $7.8 million from 20 foreign governments flowed to Trump properties between 2017-2019, representing only four properties out of 500+ Trump entities. China led with $5,572,548 primarily through $5.4 million Trump Tower lease. …
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Donald Trump took the witness stand in the New York civil fraud trial threatening his business empire, delivering combative and rambling testimony that prompted Judge Arthur Engoron to repeatedly admonish him to keep his answers short and responsive. Trump used the witness stand as a platform to …
Trump launches first NFT collection of 45,000 ‘Trump Digital Trading Cards’ for $99 each, selling out in under 12 hours and generating over $16 million in primary sales, marking his crypto debut one month after announcing presidential campaign.
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A Manhattan jury convicted the Trump Organization on all 17 criminal counts of tax fraud and falsifying business records after deliberating for approximately one day, marking the first time Donald Trump’s company faced criminal charges, trial, and conviction. The jury found two …
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a comprehensive 220-page civil lawsuit in Manhattan Supreme Court against Donald Trump, his three adult children (Donald Jr., Eric, and Ivanka), former CFO Allen Weisselberg, former controller Jeffrey McConney, and ten Trump Organization entities, …
Allen Weisselberg, the longtime Chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organization who served the company for nearly five decades, pleaded guilty in New York state court to 15 felony counts related to a 15-year tax fraud scheme, admitting he failed to pay taxes on $1.7 million in income including …
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The D.C. Attorney General announced a $750,000 settlement resolving allegations that the
Presidential Inaugural Committee and Trump Organization improperly overpaid for event space
at the Trump International Hotel in January 2017. Defendants denied wrongdoing as part of
the settlement.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion to compel Donald Trump and his two eldest children (Ivanka and Donald Jr.) to appear for depositions and provide documents, publicly revealing for the first time that her three-year investigation had “uncovered significant evidence that …
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office unsealed criminal charges against the Trump Organization, longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg, and the Trump Payroll Corporation, marking the first criminal case ever brought against former President Donald Trump’s company. Prosecutors charged the …
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The New York Times obtained and published a comprehensive investigation into President Donald Trump’s tax returns covering more than 20 years, revealing that Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in both 2016 (the year he won the presidency) and 2017 (his first year in office). The …
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President Trump abruptly reversed U.S. sanctions on Chinese telecom giant ZTE just days after China agreed to provide $500 million in loans to an Indonesian theme park featuring Trump properties. ZTE had been banned from buying U.S. components after violating sanctions on Iran and North Korea. Trump …
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Trump administration exempted Argentina from steel and aluminum tariffs in May 2018 while Trump Organization was seeking trademark approvals in Argentina. After securing two trademarks in November 2019, the administration abruptly reinstated tariffs on Argentina weeks later, citing dubious …
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T-Mobile executives spent over 95,000 at Trump International Hotel while seeking approval for their 6 billion merger with Sprint, with more than 52 overnight stays documented. The spending coincided with the merger review period when T-Mobile needed approval from Trump’s Justice Department and …
Reuters investigation revealed at least 63 Russian nationals invested $98.4 million in
Trump-branded properties in South Florida, primarily in Sunny Isles Beach. The buyers
purchased units at Trump Grande, Trump Towers, and Trump Hollywood, with about one-third
of all units owned through LLCs that …
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The Trump Organization received at least 3.6 million from foreign governments including China, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, and Qatar during Trump’s presidency, violating the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause. Saudi officials alone paid at least 15,000 to Trump properties. T-Mobile …
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The Secret Service paid at least $1.4 million directly to Trump properties during his presidency, often at rates far exceeding government limits. Trump charged the Secret Service up to $1,185 per night at Mar-a-Lago, five times the government rate of $195. Eric Trump claimed they only charged …
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The Eric Trump Foundation, ostensibly dedicated to raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to fight childhood cancer, systematically funneled charitable donations to Trump Organization businesses by paying inflated costs for charity golf events held at Trump properties. Despite …
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Golf writer James Dodson reported that Eric Trump told him in 2014: “We don’t rely on
American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia.” When asked about financing
golf courses during the recession when banks weren’t lending, Eric allegedly added they had …
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On November 9, 2013, Donald Trump brought the Miss Universe pageant to Moscow, held at Crocus City Hall owned by Aras Agalarov—a Russian billionaire known as “Putin’s Builder” with close Kremlin ties. During the event, Trump pursued meetings with Vladimir Putin (who sent a gift via …
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At Trump SoHo (completed 2010), 77% of sales ($110 million) went to cash-paying shell companies. Property developed by Bayrock Group, whose former finance director Jody Kriss testified it was a “spectacularly corrupt money-laundering and tax evasion” operation. In 2013, Khrapunovs …
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At a New York real estate conference, Donald Trump Jr. stated: “Russians make up a pretty
disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets. We see a lot of money pouring in
from Russia.” He specifically mentioned Dubai, Trump SoHo, and New York properties. This
admission revealed …
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Donald Trump sold the Palm Beach estate to Russian businessman Dmitry
Rybolovlev for $95 million in July 2008. The structure was demolished in 2016
and the land subdivided; subsequent lot sales totaled roughly $108 million.
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From 2008-2012, shell companies spent $890 million buying 823 Trump condos in cash – 25% of units sold. Delaware LLCs bought an additional 75 Trump condos for $129 million. More than 87% were in Trump-licensed buildings, with sales surging during Trump’s financial troubles when he …
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Between 2005 and 2024, the United States operated a two-tiered bankruptcy system that weaponized debt against students and working Americans while preserving bankruptcy as a strategic wealth-preservation tool for corporations and the wealthy—a defining example of 21st century American kleptocracy. …
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Saudi Arabia purchases the entire 45th floor of Trump World Tower for $4.5 million. The five apartments (10 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms) were later converted to part of Saudi Arabia’s UN Mission in 2008, creating ongoing common charges and potential emoluments clause violations during Trump’s …
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From 1998-2016, Deutsche Bank loaned Donald Trump and his companies over $2.5 billion despite Trump’s history of bankruptcies, defaults, and “Donald risk” that caused all other major US banks to refuse him. This lending relationship persisted even as Deutsche Bank was …
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal purchased Trump’s yacht “Trump Princess” for $20 million in 1991, providing crucial liquidity during Trump’s severe financial crisis. Trump had bought the 282-foot yacht (originally owned by arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi) for $29 million in 1988, …
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