Donald Trump's Record of Successes and Failures

Dear friends,
Below is my list of some of Donald Trump's most famous wins and losses in several areas. I've added to it off and on for a while and it's still not exhaustive, but it was helpful to me to see a broader sweep of his career than what we get in the tiny bits and pieces of the daily news. I’m obviously a bit biased in my findings, and I’m sure that a supporter could find a way to compile a far worse list for Joe Biden, but there is nothing included below that is not true. Some of my sources are listed at the bottom. Be well, Stan



Donald Trump’s Business record:

  • The Trump Taj Mahal, filed bankruptcy in 1991 

  • Trump Castle Hotel & Casino, filed bankruptcy in 1992

  • Trump Plaza Casino, filed bankruptcy in 1992 

  • Trump Plaza Hotel, filed bankruptcy in 1992

  • Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts, filed bankruptcy in in 2004 

  • Trump Entertainment Resorts, filed bankruptcy in in 2009

 

Donald Trump’s election record:

  • He lost the popular vote in 2016

  • He lost the house in 2018

  • He lost the Senate in 2020

  • He lost the popular vote and the electoral college vote in 2020

  • He lost forty lawsuits in court claiming that he won the 2020 election

  • He was the only US president in history to be impeached twice


Donald Trump’s Administration Indictment record:

  • Paul Manafort (48/25 counts) 

  • Rick Gates (23 counts)

  • Roger Stone (7 counts)

  • Michael Cohen (1 count)

  • George Papadopoulos (1 count)

  • Michael Flynn (1 count)

  • Many other colleagues and cohorts (Russian spies, etc.) who were not technically a part of his administration

  • (It’s worth noting that the record of indictments for Barack Obama is zero.)

Donald Trump’s record of Lawsuits Claiming that he had won the 2020 election

  • Pennsylvania — 13 losses

  • Nevada — 4 losses

  • Georgia — 5 losses

  • Michigan — 5 losses

  • Arizona — 4 losses

  • Wisconsin — 7 losses

  • New Mexico — one loss

  • Direct appeals to Supreme Court by GOP and Trump Campaign — 3 losses

    • Several Republican politicians, led by Rep. Mike Kelly

    • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 

    • The Trump campaign 

Donald Trump’s record of lawsuits during his four years as president

  • Wins - 59

  • Losses - 200

  • Ties - 0

  • Place in history: Donald Trump’s Administration has lost more court cases than any other president in modern history. 

Donald Trump’s record of organizations:

  • Trump University: Shut down by court order, 2011, final settlement of $25 million fine, 2018

  • Trump Foundation: Shut down by court order, Nov. 2019, for fraud

  • Trump Organization: Still standing, but charged, in July, 2021, with 15 felony counts, including 

    • a scheme to defraud 

    • conspiracy

    • grand larceny 

    • falsifying business records.  

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Sources: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/20/trump-has-worst-record-supreme-court-any-modern-president/


https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-pennsylvania-elections-us-supreme-court-5cc6aee8c328c7bb1d423244b979bcec


https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-lawsuits-election-results-2020-11

https://policyintegrity.org/trump-court-roundup


https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/524016-tired-of-winning-trumps-record-in-the-courts


https://www.thedailybeast.com/all-of-the-trumpworld-figures-whove-been-arrested-indicted-or-jailed


https://philadelphiabankruptcylawyers.com/how-often-has-donald-trump-declared-bankruptcy/


https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-organization-charges-07-01-21/index.html


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/federal-court-approves-25-million-trump-university-settlement-n845181


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-business-weisselberg-indictments/2021/07/01/e2b774a0-da15-11eb-bb9e-70fda8c37057_story.html?itid=lk_fullstory


https://www.sierrasun.com/opinion/columns/law-review-trump-foundation-ordered-shut-down-trump-to-pay-2m-fine/


https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/18/politics/trump-foundation-dissolve/index.html