Trump Responds To The NYT’s Hit Piece On His Father’s Wealth

On Tuesday, the New York Times dropped a hit piece that put President Trump’s wealth into question. It details the ways Trump’s father gave money to his children, citing complicated tax schemes and “outright fraud.”

Trump lawyer Charles Harder responded to the report.

“Should The Times state or imply that President Trump participated in fraud, tax evasion or any other crime, it will be exposing itself to substantial liability and damages for defamation,” he said.

“President Trump had virtually no involvement whatsoever with these matters,” he added. “The affairs were handled by other Trump family members who were not experts themselves and therefore relied entirely upon the aforementioned licensed professionals to ensure full compliance with the law.”

Trump has responded to the report directly on Twitter. He actually called it a “boring and often told hit piece.”

The Failing New York Times did something I have never seen done before. They used the concept of “time value of money” in doing a very old, boring and often told hit piece on me. Added up, this means that 97% of their stories on me are bad. Never recovered from bad election call!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 3, 2018

As you can see, he doesn’t seem fazed by any of this. Another day, another hit piece.