Trump Doubled His Net Worth In 2013 By Adding $4 Billion In “Brand Value”

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Donald Trump claimed his personal net worth jumped from $4.6 billion in 2012 to $8.7 billion in 2013 by adding $4.1 billion in “brand value.”

That’s according to financial documents presented by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen in an open hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee yesterday where he said he believed the numbers in Trump’s statements were “inflated,” and that the future president had provided the false figures to Deutsche Bank in an unsuccessful attempt to borrow money to buy the Buffalo Bills football team.

Cohen testified that Trump “wanted each year to have his net worth rise on the Forbes wealthiest individuals list.” (Trump once filed a $5 billion defamation lawsuit after a writer questioned his wealth in a 2005 biography.) To do that, Cohen said Trump routinely fudged the actual valuations of his properties “based upon what he wanted to value the asset at.”

Trump’s name and reputation do have value, and Trump has made most of his money over the years by licensing his name: Trump wines, Trump deodorant, and of course, Trump-branded buildings.

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2 COMMENTS

  1. There is nothing particularly abnormal about representing your assets in a more positive light. The way real estate is going, it is likely to be truthful anyway.
    However I dont know any bank that would lend on the basis of self valuation (appraisal). So a third party will nearly always be called in when a loan is sought.
    I dont think Mr Trump is a perfect tzaddik but I really am ashamed of the Jewish lawyer behaving this way to save himself.

  2. Narishkeit. One big big Narishkeit. Anyway brand value is only a value if someone is willing to buy it. No one is buying the trump brand

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