“I marvel at people who don't realize Donald is, and always has been, a con man who lies, cheats, steals, and got away with it using threats of ruinous legal action, etc."
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~ David Cay Johnston as cited by Charlie Sykes

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https://morningshots.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-golden-tower-of-fraud

Trump's Golden Tower of Fraud

Plus: Numbed America

The Bulwark

As AP reports, "Judge Arthur Engoron, ruling in a civil lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, found [yesterday] that Trump and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing loans."

Engeron found that this fraud went on for years and the evidence is so overwhelming there's no need to go to trial.

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@wdlindsy I do not understand why New York didn't prosecute him a long time ago. Before 2015, for example. These things were already widely known, at least in broad outline.
@emergentnexus I don't know the answer to that question — except to say that rich men tend to be able to evade the law much longer than the rest of us are.