Yes, really. Here are the receipts.
Between 1991 and 2009, Trump-owned casino and hotel companies filed six Chapter 11 bankruptcies, including the Taj Mahal and Trump Entertainment Resorts, restructuring billions in debt while he retained ownership stakes and operational control.
The Taj defaulted on bondholders six months after opening; two more casinos and the Plaza Hotel followed into Chapter 11 within two years, then two more corporate filings after that. Why some count four and others six...
The 2014 filing — the company's third trip to bankruptcy court — came with the Trump Plaza closing and 1,600 workers losing their jobs. What was left in the company's asset column: no more than $50,000...