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snooper2

(30,151 posts)
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 11:45 AM Jul 2016

Trump Scandals

Spread this shit every time you hear somebody saying shit about Hillary- Bars, work, birthday parties, supermarket- everywhere Every DU'er should read this twice and know it like the back of their hand. Below are a few snips much more at the article and more scandals.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/donald-trump-scandals/474726/


The Beauty Pageant Scandals
Where and when: Various, 1992-present

Trump reportedly joined another model in bed, uninvited, late at night. On other occasions, he forced Harth into bedrooms and made passes at her, she said. But after the contest, Trump broke off dealings. Harth sued Trump, alleging sexual misbehavior, while the couple together sued him for breach of contract. In the suit, they also alleged that Trump had kept black women out of the pageant.

The upshot: The couple settled with Trump for an unannounced sum, and Harth dropped her suit.



Racial Housing Discrimination
Where and when: New York City, 1973-1975

The dirt: The Department of Justice sued Trump and his father Fred in 1973 for housing discrimination at 39 sites around New York.

In the end, however, the Trumps settled with the government, promising not to discriminate and submitting to regular review by the New York Urban League—though crucially not admitting guilt.



Tenant Intimidation
Where and when: New York City, 1982-1986

Tenants said he cut off heat and hot water. Building management refused to make repairs; two tenants swore in court that mushrooms grew on their carpet from a leak. Perhaps Trump’s most outlandish move was to place newspaper ads offering to house homeless New Yorkers in empty units—since, as Trump wrote in The Art of the Deal, he didn’t intend to fill units with permanent residents anyway.

The upshot: Trump gave in. He settled with tenants and agreed to monitoring. The building still stands today, and his son Eric owns a unit on the top floor.



The Undocumented Polish Workers
Where and when: New York City, 1980

The work had to be done fast, and so managers hired 200 undocumented Polish workers to tear it down, paying them substandard wages for backbreaking work—$5 per hour, when they were paid at all

The upshot: In 1991, a federal judge found Trump and other defendants guilty of conspiring to avoid paying union pension and welfare contributions for the workers. The decision was appealed, with partial victories for both sides, and ultimately settled privately in 1999.



Alleged Marital Rape
Where and when: New York City, 1989

The dirt: While married to Ivana Trump, Donald Trump became angry at her—according to a book by Harry Hurt, over a painful scalp-reduction surgery—and allegedly forcibly had sex with her. Ivana Trump said during a deposition in their divorce case that she “felt violated” and that her husband had raped her.

The upshot: When The Daily Beast reported on the incident, Trump’s right-hand man Michael Cohen threatened reporters and claimed—incorrectly—that a man cannot legally rape his wife.



Breaking Casino Rules
Where and when: New York and New Jersey, various

As noted above, New Jersey also fined Trump $200,000 for arranging to keep black employees away from mafioso Robert LiButti’s gambling table. In 1991, the Casino Control Commission fined Trump’s company another $450,000 for buying LiButti nine luxury cars. And in 2000, Trump was fined $250,000 for breaking New York state law in lobbying to prevent an Indian casino from opening in the Catskills, for fear it would compete against his Atlantic City casinos.

The upshot: Trump admitted no wrongdoing in the New York case. He’s now out of the casino business.




MUCH MUCH MORE!

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/donald-trump-scandals/474726/

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treestar

(82,383 posts)
1. So many juicy scandals. You'd think the media would be more interested
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 11:47 AM
Jul 2016

None of it is boring, dry matters of political issues, bills and laws, treaties, policy wonk, etc. All interesting exciting soap opera stuff. You have to wonder. They do it for money, so I'm absolutely amazed that they think the horse race would get them more eyeballs than the details of this kind of stuff. All involves lives of the rich and famous - they could do as well as reality TV.

niyad

(113,329 posts)
4. too bad that the atlantic, and other "news" organizations, did not do their jobs in the beginning.
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 12:03 PM
Jul 2016
 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
6. yep- over and over and over
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 04:38 PM
Jul 2016

I hope Hillary memorizes all of these so when he goes "personal" during the first debate she can start nailing his ass

kentuck

(111,101 posts)
7. Yep!
Thu Jul 28, 2016, 06:47 PM
Jul 2016

But he could shoot someone in the middle of Times Square and his supporters would still vote for him. He said so himself...

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