Donald Trump's companies destroyed or hid documents in defiance of court orders

[Jacque67 7,328]

Over the course of decades, Donald Trumps companies have systematically destroyed or hidden thousands of emails, digital records and paper documents demanded in official proceedings, often in defiance of court orders. These tacticsexposed by a Newsweek review of thousands of pages of court filings, judicial orders and affidavits from an array of court caseshave enraged judges, prosecutors, opposing lawyers and the many ordinary citizens entangled in litigation with Trump. In each instance, Trump and entities he controlled also erected numerous hurdles that made lawsuits drag on for years, forcing courtroom opponents to spend huge sums of money in legal fees as they struggledsometimes in vainto obtain records.This behavior is of particular import given Trumps frequent condemnations of Hillary Clinton, his Democratic opponent, for having deleted more than 30,000 emails from a server she used during her time as secretary of state. While Clinton and her lawyers have said all of those emails were personal, Trump has suggested repeatedly on the campaign trail that they were government documents Clinton was trying to hide and that destroying them constituted a crime. The allegationwhich the FBI concluded was not supported by any evidenceis a crowd-pleaser at Trump rallies, often greeted by supporters chanting, Lock her up!

http://www.newsweek.com/2016/11/11/donald-trump-companies-destroyed-emails-documents-515120.html

[smilesammich 10,727]

does this have anything to do with hillarys emails and/or weiner? because i think that's all that matters.

[floridadave 195]

Amazing story. Already knew about some of his tactics mentioned but this jumped out at me:

THE TRUMP STRATEGY WAS SIMPLE: DENY, IMPEDE AND DELAY, WHILE DESTROYING DOCUMENTS THE COURT HAD ORDERED THEM TO HAND OVER.

From a reader's comment: "Great reporting. This would be devastating for any other candidate, but these facts will be shouted down by voters who simply want him in office no matter how absurd he is as a candidate."

Drumpf, the master of deceit and genius at the art of the con. Unbelievable.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

The saddest part is I believe that the bulk of Rumps' supporters at this point know he is a shyster, but they simply do not care.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

The saddest part is I believe that the bulk of Rumps' supporters at this point know he is a shyster, but they simply do not care.

And the bulk of Hillary's supporters have ample proof of her using her office for personal gain, lying under oath and obstruction of justice repeatedly over many years and just don't care

Edited November 1, 2016 by Nature Boy Flair

[floridadave 195]

The saddest part is I believe that the bulk of Rumps' supporters at this point know he is a shyster, but they simply do not care.

Correct. By now you would think that those who do business with him would demand payment up front. Nope, some people never learn:

Donald Trump Is (Allegedly) Trying to Stiff His Campaign Pollster Out of $767,000

" In Donald Trump’s America, the polls are skewed and the pollsters get screwed: The Republican nominee is refusing to pay nearly $767,000 in fees that his former campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio says he is owed, the Washington Post reports."

Full NY Magazine Story:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/10/trump-is-trying-to-stiff-his-pollster-out-of-usd767-000.html

[ready4ONE 5,400]

And the bulk of Hillary's supporters have ample proof of her using her office for personal gain, lying under oath and obstruction of justice repeatedly over many years and just don't care

There is a good deal more accusations and tenuous claims than "ample proof" but no I don't think most people think she is Saint Hillary. But give me a break, there has never been a bigger buffoon than the Donald to get this close to the Presidency.

[Teddy B 17,252]

And the bulk of Hillary's supporters have ample proof of her using her office for personal gain, lying under oath and obstruction of justice repeatedly over many years and just don't care

I care about what Hillary has done and I would really rather vote for someone else other than her, (I voted for Bernie in the primary). But seeing the republicans have put forth the worst candidate in recent history (perhaps ever), I have no choice but to vote for Hillary over Trump. They're not even close in my mind. Voting for Trump just for the sake of change is a recipe for disaster.

[smilesammich 10,727]

The saddest part is I believe that the bulk of Rumps' supporters at this point know he is a shyster, but they simply do not care.

honestly, it seems to me they believe by supporting him for prez - they're safely on his 'side'. similarly, how abusers keep their victims coming back for more. pretty typical of poor whites voting against their personal interests.