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"Premium for presidential property" was floated to inflate Trump's worth
Testimony in Trump's civil fraud trial in New York revealed a scramble to justify allegedly inflated valuations.
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Testimony in Trump's civil fraud trial in New York revealed a scramble to justify allegedly inflated valuations.
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