Here Are Newsweek’s Top 100 Reasons NOT To Vote For Trump
Newsweek reporter Kurt Eichenwald released the collected results of his investigation into Republican nominee Donald Trump today as a hundred-point tweetstorm, and what he found paints a horrifying picture of the man Trump truly is.
A liar, a thief, a cheat, a con man, an unrepentant adulterer. He tanked his businesses left and right, used bullying and threats to get his way. Never before have so many of Donald Trump’s many sins been cataloged so diligently – and every American needs to read this before they go out to vote tomorrow.
1.Trump lied to Congress that he was not meeting with any Indian casino executives when documents and sworn statements show he was.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
2.Trump testified under oath that he is willing to claim success on something even when he knows his claim is false.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
3. Deutsche Bank concluded Trump net worth at $788 million when he was publicly claiming (and told bank) he was worth multiple billions.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
4. Trump said under oath that he determines his net worth based on how he feels.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
5. While Trump suggests he has an MBA from prestigious Wharton graduate school, only attended undergraduate program for 2 years. Has no MBA
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
6. Trump’s first project, given to him by his dad, lost money, according to state records. Trump has publicly lied that it made money.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
7. Trump’s second project was a Broadway show. It bombed, closing after 96 performances. He lost his investment.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
8. Trump’s claim that his dad gave him only $1m is a lie. His trust fund was $1 mill. Dad gave $10.4m for a bogus consultant job…(1 of 2)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
..guaranteed $70 m loan, got him $35m credit line, laundered $3.35mill 2 Don in illegal casino deal, loaned $7.5m more (never repaid.) 2/2
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
10. As Trump claimed great success, tax returns showed not. In ‘78 lost $1.5M. In ‘79, lost $11.4m. No bankruptcy cause dad gave him more $
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
11. When Trump built Taj Mahal, testified under oath to NJ he’d only use bank loans, not junk bonds. No bank would lend. Used junk bonds.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
12. Trump’s 3 casinos all competed with each other, which is why no banks loans. Taj took business from his other 2 casinos, crippling all.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
13. Trump spent huge sums on airline, promising top elegance. People w/ airline experience said it couldnt work. It never turned a profit.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
14. After Trump’s top casino execs died in accident, Trump took over running them. Large numbers of execs quit because of his management.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
15. When Trump about to default on interest payment for casino, his dad/he broke law by having dad launder $3.35 mill through casino. (1/3)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
16. Dad gave Trump another $150,000 loan next day, unreported to banks, in violation of bank agreement. (2/3)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
17 Rules breaking in financing (money laundering from dad etc) resulted in sanctions against him from NJ casino commission. (3/3)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
18. Trump banks were forced to make deal with him after bankruptcy of casinos because he personally guaranteed loans. If they went…(1/2)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
.…after personal guarantee, entire Trump empire would collapse and banks would lose billions. Banks loaned him tons more to save him. (2/2)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
19. Trump was $3.5 bill in debt. Later, when banks bailed him out, he claimed in books he was $9.5bill in debt to make recovery look better.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
21. Trump admitted under oath that, when he claimed he was $9.5 bill in debt in his books, it was a lie and he knew it.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
21. Trump admitted under oath that, when he claimed he was $9.5 bill in debt in his books, it was a lie and he knew it.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
22. No banks will lend to Trump except Deutsche Bank. In 2008, he defaulted on a $640 mill construction loan to them.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
23. List of Trump failures: TrumpMortgage, TrumpFinancial, Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Trump Shuttle, https://t.co/YpGFDcXmYx…(1/3)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
24. ..Trump Vodka, Trump Steaks, Trump Taj, Trump Castle, Trump Plaza, Trump Dubai, Trump University, Trump Toronto, Trump Hollywood..(2/3)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
25. I could go on many more tweets listing Trump’s business failures. It’d be easier to list the Trump businesses that haven’t failed. (3/3)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
26. In Trump University, Trump claimed to “personally select” teachers who would teach real estate secrets. He did not, they did not.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
26. Unable to get bank loans because of his terrible record as a businessman, Trump began selling his name 4 use on other ppl’s projects.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
27. Trump marketed projects of other developers as his own. Only those who read dense legal agreement’s fine print learned it was a lie.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
28. Trump sold his name 2 incompetent developers whose projects collapsed, costing people who paid deposits millions while he made millions.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
29. When condo buyers sued Trump for falsely claiming projects of other developers were his, he said they should have read the fine print.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
30. Trump testified he did a favor to the condo buyers who lost millions by trusting him, because they avoided the real estate collapse.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
31. In 1990, one of Trump’s lieutenants told me ““The thing you don’t understand about Donald Trump is that he’s mentally ill.”
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
32. I wrote about Trump 4 New York Times. First time we spoke, he lied to me in his first sentence. He told three more lies in 5 min call.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
33. Trump lied that to WashPost in ’87 that he knew stock market crash was coming and sold all his stocks. SEC filings prove it.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
34. To escape liability for fraud, Trump argued that a “development by Donald Trump” is different than “a Donald Trump development.”
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
35. Trump wrote “Bill Clinton was great president,” denied it under oath then said wrote it be4 knowing of Lewinsky scandal of 10 yrs before
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
36. In 2008, Trump wrote, “I know Hillary, and I think she would make a great president.” Testified in 2016 he wrote it without thinking.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
37. Asked under oath identities of professors at Trump U (there were none) Trump said “I know names, but I don’t know the identities.”
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
38. After saying under oath he knew the names of professors at Trump U (none existed) Trump could not name any.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
39. When sued for saying other developers buildings were his, Trump said truth wasn’t in ads because there wasn’t enough room 4 the words.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
40. Trump claimed to own 50% of a project when he owned 30%. His explanation under oath: “I always felt like I owned 50%.”
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
41. Trump said he was paid $1m for speech when paid $400,000. Under oath, he agreed he was paid 400, but said $1mill was still correct.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
42. Trump has never released a real medical report. His father had alzheimers, which is genetic and could hit at about Trump’s age.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
43. In 2007, Trump said his favorite book was his own, The Art of the Deal. Once he started running 4 president, he said it was the Bible.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
44. When asked to give his favorite words from the Bible, Trump cited an Old Testament phrase that was the only one repudiated by Jesus.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
45. When testifying under oath, Trump refused to answer questions 97 times about infidelities and suspected mistresses.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
46. Trump has called for US military to commit 3 different war crimes. When told military would refuse, he said theyd do what he commanded.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
47. Trump has directly insulted leaders of four allied countries, while offering effusive praise to Vladimir Putin.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
48. Trump has refused to release the letter sent by the IRS to prove he is under audit, despite dozens of requests from many reporters.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
49. An investigation of Trump’s partners reveals an enterprise with deep ties to global financiers, foreign politicians and even criminals.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
50. Trump’s business interests run in direct conflict with the national security interests of the United States. https://t.co/5K5jTy2HRI
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
51. Trump revealed none of his partners or dealings with overseas entities in his financial disclosure to the FEC.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
52. Trump receives $8 million a year from South Korea business w/ interests in nukes. He has called for SK to have nukes.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
53. Trump’s efforts in India were first shot down by politicians. His business partner is now under investigation by police.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
54. Trump’s conflicts in India are irreparable, and in issues with Pakistan, his financial interests lie solely with India.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
55. Trump’s business partner in Turkey has been arrested for fraud.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
56. Turkey’s president has told associates he will not allow US to use an airbase key to the battle against ISIS if Trump is president.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
57. Trump’s first business partners in UAE were indicted on charges of fraud.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
58. When a member of Saudi royal family criticized Trump, Trump attacked him as “dopey” and said he wants to control America w/ “daddy’s $”
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
59. Trump tried to strike a deal Libyan Investment Authority under Qaddafi, and offered murdering Libyan dictator a place 2 stay at his home
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
60.The father of Trump’s business partner in Azerbaijan is govnt official who US intelligence says launders money for the Iranian military.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
61. Trump’s statement he would avoid conflicts by placing his company in a blind trust is a lie; what he describes is not a blind trust.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
62. Trump told GOPrs at debate that he never pushed Jeb Bush for casino deal in Florida. Under oath a few years earlier, he said he did.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
63. 1.In 1999, Trump’s company secretly violated Cuban embargo. Months later, in 1st run for president, Trump said he never would.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
64. Trump officials were advised to hide the payments spent in violation of Cuban embargo as being related to charity work.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
66. Trump calls for return to American steel. Yet he secretly used Chinese steel on his last 2 developments projects 2 increase his profits
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
67. Trump opted out of using steel on many buildings, instead purchasing concrete from businesses controlled by Genovese crime family.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
68.To hide the ultimate source of his Chinese steel, Trump purchased it through a shell company based in the British Virgin Islands.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
69. Money paid to the Chinese steel manufacturers went to repay loans from Chinese banks, which are arms of the state.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
70. Trump has said he has been forced to use China to manufacture his clothing line because no one makes such things in USA. That’s a lie.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
71. For Trump Chicago building, Trump obtained financing from George Soros. (Means nothing, but it terrifies conserv conspiracy theorists.)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
72. During his time buying Chinese steel, Chinese companies were dumping steel on US market. That cost many steelworkers their jobs.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
73. Trump hides his taxes, but we know: He lost $ in ’78-’79, paid no taxes from 91-93, lost $1B in ’95 and likely never paid taxes since.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
74. Trump read manufactured, bogus Russian propaganda at a rally within hours of it appearing on the internet.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
75. After promising to salvage precious artworks on a building for the Met, Trump had them jackhammered instead to save $32,000.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
76. To explain his destruction of art, Trump posed as spokesman “John Barron” and lied that appraisers had called the works worthless
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
77. If Trump had simply invested $ he received from his dad in a mutual fund, he’d be worth far more than he is, a sign of bad bisiness.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
79. Trump persuaded an elderly couple who ran an antique store to let him “try out” 2 valuable pieces, then refused to return or pay 4 them
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
80. Trump bought jewelry in Manhattan, then colluded with the store to ship empty boxes out of state so he could dodge New York sales tax.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
81. Trump told a “friend” whom he sued over several years that he did so because the friend hadn’t given him enough praise.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
82.When business execs came to his office, Trump bragged about his wife, Melania & showed them nude photographs of her from modeling days.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
83. Trump reneged on a family-wide commitment to pay medical bills for his nephew’s severely sick baby because he was mad.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
84. Trump engaged in a civil conspiracy to defraud union pension funds by hiring undocumented Polish workers, a court found.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
85. When Trump wanted to force elderly out of apartments, shut off their heat/water and moved homeless into empty units…(1/2)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
86. …He decreased security for the building, and over 18 months, the number of burglaries of elderly in the building skyrocketed. (2/2)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
87. Trump destroyed the United States Football league because he tried to use them to get an NFL team. NFL wouldnt have him.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
88. Trump threatened to sue a magazine when it reported – truthfully – that sales prices at Trump Tower were falling.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
89. During that suit threat, Trump claimed owner of magazine’s wife called him pleading to have a date with him. (1/2)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
90. …magazine owner’s wife said Trump’s story of her begging for a date was ““the product of a juvenile mind.” (2/2)
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
91. When a securities analyst correctly said Trump casinos on verge of financial trouble, Trump threatened his employer till they fired him
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
92. After Trump got securities analyst fired 4 having correctly predicted casino downfall, he attacked jobless man in multiple newspapers.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
93. Trump’s efforts to keep securities analyst unemployed 4 predicting casino collapse resulted in huge lawsuit Trump forced to settle.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
94. Trump has repeatedly said in his rallies that he never settles suits. It is a lie. He has settled scores of them.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
95. CFO of Trump casino passed out from exhaustion and dehydration caused by overwork. In response, Trump fired him.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
96. Trump’s casino failures crippled his bond prices. When, years later, price went up a bit, he said proved people “love Donald Trump.”
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
97. Trump’s only public company never made any $ and wiped out investors. Through management deals, Trump sucked $80mill out of company.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
98. When banks shut Trump out of loans because of his financial mismanagement, he started obtaining $ from Cayman Islands.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
99. Trump’s companies destroyed or hid 1000s of emails and documents demanded in official proceedings in defiance of court orders.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
100. Trump’s use of deception & false affidavits, as well as the hiding or improper destruction of documents, dates back to at least 1973
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) November 7, 2016
