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May 15, 2013

Donald Trump on stand at Chicago condo trial

  • Plaintiffs say Trump promised they would get a percentage of profits from banquet hall rentals, food sales, laundry, parking and other services.
    • By MICHAEL TARM
    Associated Press

    CHICAGO — Donald Trump took the witness stand Tuesday at a civil trial where the developer-turned-TV personality is accused of wooing investors into buying condos at his namesake Chicago skyscraper by promising profit-sharing, then reneging on that promise after the sales.

    The real estate magnate gained famed for scrutinizing contestants and firing ones he deemed incompetent on his “Apprentice” TV show. But Trump himself was the one on the hot seat as a plaintiff's attorney sought to demonstrate to jurors that he and his companies engaged in a bait-and-switch.


     
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