For months, the Trump administration has been accusing its political enemies of mortgage fraud for claiming more than one primary residence.
President Donald Trump branded one foe who did so “deceitful and potentially criminal.” He called another “CROOKED” on Truth Social and pushed the attorney general to take action.
But years earlier, Trump did the very thing he’s accusing his enemies of, records show.
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a “Bermuda style” home in Palm Beach, Florida, pledging that it would be his principal residence. Just seven weeks later, he got another mortgage for a seven-bedroom, marble-floored neighboring property, attesting that it too would be his principal residence.
In reality, Trump, then a New Yorker, does not appear to have ever lived in either home, let alone used them as a principal residence. Instead, the two houses, which are next to his historic Mar-a-Lago estate, were used as investment properties and rented out, according to contemporaneous news accounts and an interview with his longtime real estate agent — exactly the sort of scenario his administration has pointed to as evidence of fraud.
14 Comments
HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 272d
It's okay, the Supreme Court lets you do it when you're president.
Well, not you. Just one guy.
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 32 pts · 272d
All Animals Are Equal but Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others.
George Orwell (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950)
snekerpimp@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 272d
Gaslight, Obstruct, Project
TrickDacy@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 272d
100% of the time.
MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 272d
Yeah, no shit. He was trying to saturate the media with this accusation tied to Dems so that it looks like petty retaliation when he's credibly accused of it. "See? Both sides!" And people ignore it because they're tired of the topic. So he gets away with another scandal.
Trump is a fucking moron, but his handlers are smart enough to know how to control the media and therefore most people's attention spans.
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip · 24 pts · 272d
What's the ole saying? Let me just go look that up.
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
jjjalljs@ttrpg.network · 5 pts · 272d
It's also "No one tells me what to do. I tell you what to do."
Catma@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 272d
Shortened to "Fuck you I got mine"
pivot_root@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 272d
"Every accusation is a confession."
14th_cylon@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 272d
i am shocked. ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED!
marx@piefed.social · 12 pts · 272d
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 272d
Yes of course, and along with claiming a high value for bank loans and a low value for taxes, the Democrats won’t do anything about it because most rich people including their donors do this. The system is designed to enable white collar crime as long as you are wealthy.
jballs@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 272d
That's it boys, we finally got him. He's going to need to fire himself or refer himself to the Department of Justice. Also, I've got this bridge to sell you...
bappity@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 272d
WHY IS IT ALWAYS PROJECTION