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Trump’s Financial Paperwork Keeps Looking Like a Liability, Not an Asset

An October 29, 2021 Trump Organization representation letter shows the company signing off on Donald Trump’s financial statement while New York’s attorney general was already pressing a records fight over the Trump business. The letter did not establish fraud on its own, but it became part of the paper trail later cited in the state’s broader civil case over how Trump and his company valued assets.

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First recorded Oct 29, 2021·Meaningfully updated Oct 29, 2021

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Trump’s Financial Paperwork Keeps Looking Like a Liability, Not an Asset

An October 29, 2021 Trump Organization representation letter shows the company signing off on Donald Trump’s financial statement while New York’s attorney general was already pressing a records fight over the Trump business. The letter did not establish fraud on its own, but it became part of the paper trail later cited in the state’s broader civil case over how Trump and his company valued assets.

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Trump’s Financial Paperwork Keeps Looking Like a Liability, Not an Asset

An October 29, 2021 Trump Organization representation letter shows the company signing off on Donald Trump’s financial statement while New York’s attorney general was already pressing a records fight over the Trump business. The letter did not establish fraud on its own, but it became part of the paper trail later cited in the state’s broader civil case over how Trump and his company valued assets.

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