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A peek inside the Trump real estate in Tish James’ bombshell lawsuit
“There may have been two or three [allegations] that I wasn’t aware of, but the rest I was,” he told CNN in an interview after the lawsuit was unveiled, adding that the claims lent to the “complete destruction” of Trump’s image as an expert businessman. Trump allegedly overstated the value his name added to Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter in Florida on so-called statements of financial condition submitted to banks and tax authorities. The statements said there was no brand premium, but nonetheless claimed his image raised property values by 30 percent in 2013 and 2014, and 15 percent from 2015 through 2020, according to James. Trump also claimed his…