Author: Bernard Condon
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Trump avoids ‘corporate death penalty’ in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed
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A New York judge has spared Donald Trump a “corporate death penalty” ruling, but his business did get hit hard with bans and cash penalties
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Condo board boss warned of worsening damage before collapse
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SURFSIDE, Florida • Weeks before a Florida condo building collapsed, the president of its board wrote that structural problems identified in a 2018 inspection had “gotten significantly worse” and owners needed to pay a hefty price to get them fixed. The April 9 “Dear Neighbors” letter from Champlain Towers South Condominium President Jean Wodnicki hinted…
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Trump, friends mourn conservative counter-protester killed in Portland
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PORTLAND, Ore. — A supporter of a right-wing group who was shot dead on a Portland, Oregon, street was mourned by both friends and President Donald Trump as a victim of mob violence while an online fundraising effort raised tens of thousands of dollars in his memory. Just hours before he was shot in the…
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After 11,000-plus deaths, U.S. nursing homes plead for more testing
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NEW YORK • After two months and more than 11,000 deaths that have made the nation’s nursing homes some of the most terrifying places to be during the coronavirus crisis, most of them still don’t have access to enough tests to help control outbreaks among their frail, elderly residents. Neither the federal government nor the…
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Trump disclosure shows revenue steady at key properties
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NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s financial disclosure report Thursday showed revenue held steady last year at several of his key properties — including his Washington hotel and Doral golf resort — despite a turbulent presidency that has buffeted his brand. Trump’s Doral golf course and club in Miami took in the most among…
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SEC dropped inquiry a month after firm aided Kushner company
NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission late last year dropped its inquiry into a financial company that a month earlier had given White House adviser Jared Kushner’s family real estate firm a $180 million loan. While there’s no evidence that Kushner or any other Trump administration official had a role in the agency’s…
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Trump Organization parties may have broken public-space rule
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NEW YORK — Two holiday parties the Trump Organization held in the atrium of Trump Tower this month may be the latest cases of the first family flouting a rule requiring it to get permission to use what has been designated a public space. New York City’s planning department told The Associated Press it has…
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White House adviser ‘counseled’ after brand promotion
WASHINGTON — The White House has “counseled” a top aide to President Donald Trump after she promoted Ivanka Trump’s fashion line during a national cable television appearance from the White House. But House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz says that’s not enough, calling what Kellyanne Conway did “wrong, wrong, wrong, clearly over the line, unacceptable.”…
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AP News Guide: Trump’s far-flung business empire
NEW YORK — Donald Trump says his business is “great,” and you’ll have to trust him on that. One of the few things an outsider can know for sure is that it’s a complex and opaque hodgepodge of an empire scattered around the globe. Trump in May disclosed holdings in about 500 companies in at…
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AP Explains: 5 Trump business ties that pose conflicts
NEW YORK — After Ivanka Trump appeared on CBS’s “60 Minutes” wearing a $10,800 bracelet from her jewelry line, someone at her company sent photos from the interview to fashion writers to drum up free publicity. A firestorm of criticism erupted over the impropriety of profiting off the presidency, and the company apologized. If only…