Alexander Acosta Hispanic Born in Miami to Cuban parents, Acosta is the first Hispanic-American in Trump's Cabinet. UBS Scandal A lawyer and longtime federal prosecutor, Acosta brought a case against UBS that resulted in the Swiss bank being fined more than $750 million and being ordered to hand over a list of American tax evaders. Advocate for Muslims Unlike his White House boss, Acosta has, on several occasions, defended Muslims in the US. He has even criticised France for being too intolerant of Muslims. Alex Azar 'Big pharma personified'? Trump named Azar ostensibly to bring down drug prices. A curious choice; as president of Lilly USA, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly's US division, Azar approved threefold price increases for some medications. Ex-lawyer Azar has a law degree from Yale, once worked as a clerk for the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, and later served in the US Office of the Independent Counsel during part of its Whitewater … [Read more...] about ‘A fine-tuned machine’ : Trump’s White House, year one
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Trump dodged hundreds of millions in inheritance taxes, documents show
President Donald Trump participated in dubious tax schemes during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud, that greatly increased the fortune he received from his parents, an investigation by The New York Times has found. Mr Trump won the presidency proclaiming himself a self-made billionaire, and he has long insisted that his father, legendary New York City builder Fred C. Trump, provided almost no financial help. But The Times’ investigation, based on a vast trove of confidential tax returns and financial records, reveals that he received the equivalent today of at least $413m from his father’s real estate empire, starting when he was a toddler and continuing to this day. Much of this money came to Trump because he helped his parents dodge taxes. He and his siblings set up a sham corporation to disguise ms of dollars in gifts from their parents, records and interviews show. Records indicate that Trump helped his father take improper tax deductions worth … [Read more...] about Trump dodged hundreds of millions in inheritance taxes, documents show
How old is Donald Trump, what is the US President’s net worth, when did he marry Melania and how many children does he have?
THE President of the United States is the world's most flamboyant and publicised billionaire. Here's the lowdown on all things Donald Trump. Where did Donald Trump grow up and was his family wealthy? Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946, the fourth child of real estate tycoon Fred Trump. The Trump family was wealthy and lived in a mansion in the Queens area of New York. As a 13-year-old, Donald was sent to a military academy after he started misbehaving at school. Now 72, he boasts that he made money "the good old-fashioned way" but he first got into real estate with a "small" $1million loan from his father and helped manage the family's housing portfolio in the New York area. He took control of the company in 1971 and renamed it the Trump Organisation - shifting from residential sales in Brooklyn and Queens to swanky projects in Manhattan. The company transformed the rundown Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt before developing the most famous Trump landmark, the 68-storey Trump … [Read more...] about How old is Donald Trump, what is the US President’s net worth, when did he marry Melania and how many children does he have?
‘Ask Trump to give my father a visa’: Khabib addresses his coach over dad’s US entry issue
Russian MMA star Khabib Nurmagomedov has addressed the long-running US entry issues of his father and coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, ahead of his upcoming fight with Conor McGregor at UFC 229. The UFC reigning lightweight champion’s father who has trained him since his early steps in the sport and still trains him, hasn’t attended neither of his son’s fights on American soil due to the US visa issues that have dogged him ever since Khabib debuted in the octagon in 2012. READ MORE: ‘If I had to put my house on it, I’d choose Khabib’ – MMA legend GSP on McGregor v Nurmagomedov And even though this April Khabib became a champion and is now set to fight against the sport’s biggest star this October, in a bout that is expected to become the most financially lucrative in UFC history, the situation hasn’t changed for Nurmagomedov senior. “Dana White please ask Donald Trump give my father a visa,” wrote Nurmagomedov in an … [Read more...] about ‘Ask Trump to give my father a visa’: Khabib addresses his coach over dad’s US entry issue
How old is Donald Trump, how much is the US President’s net worth, when did he and Melania get married and how many children does he have?
THE President of the United States is the world's most colourful and publicised billionaire. Here's the lowdown on all things Donald Trump. Where did Donald Trump grow up and was his family wealthy? Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946, the fourth child of real estate tycoon Fred Trump. The Trump family was wealthy and lived in a mansion in the Queens area of New York. As a 13-year-old, Donald was sent to a military academy after he started misbehaving at school. Now 71, he boasts that he made money "the good old-fashioned way" but he first got into real estate with a "small" $1million loan from his father and helped manage the family's housing portfolio in the New York area. He took control of the company in 1971 and renamed it the Trump Organisation - shifting from residential sales in Brooklyn and Queens to swanky projects in Manhattan. The company transformed the rundown Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt before developing the most famous Trump landmark, the 68-storey Trump … [Read more...] about How old is Donald Trump, how much is the US President’s net worth, when did he and Melania get married and how many children does he have?