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Trump’s financial mess keeps widening in the background

On February 24, 2021, new reporting kept the Manhattan probe into Trump’s finances in the spotlight, with the Trump Organization facing continued scrutiny over possible tax and bank-fraud issues. Even without a public filing that day, the key screwup was the continuing inability of Trump and his allies to put the financial questions to bed.

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First recorded Feb 24, 2021·Meaningfully updated Feb 24, 2021

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Trump’s financial mess keeps widening in the background

On February 24, 2021, new reporting kept the Manhattan probe into Trump’s finances in the spotlight, with the Trump Organization facing continued scrutiny over possible tax and bank-fraud issues. Even without a public filing that day, the key screwup was the continuing inability of Trump and his allies to put the financial questions to bed.

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Trump’s financial mess keeps widening in the background

On February 24, 2021, new reporting kept the Manhattan probe into Trump’s finances in the spotlight, with the Trump Organization facing continued scrutiny over possible tax and bank-fraud issues. Even without a public filing that day, the key screwup was the continuing inability of Trump and his allies to put the financial questions to bed.

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