Journalist on Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial: “His Whole Life Has Been a Facade”

Journalist on Trump’s Civil Fraud Trial: “His Whole Life Has Been a Facade” | Amanpour and Company

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Donald Trump was back in court today. This time, as the former president answers for his business dealings in New York, his empire could be at stake. The self-described property mogul has already been found liable for “persistent and repeated” fraud in this civil trial. David Cay Johnston is a Pulitzer Prize-winning economics reporter. He joins the show to discuss what this means for the Trump organization.
Originally aired on October 2, 2023
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@marymac6977 8 ай бұрын

I have read stories like this about Trump for 40 years. I'm still in disbelief that anyone could support him in any any way.

@annconforti9294 8 ай бұрын

Same!

@DavidSmith-mb9to 8 ай бұрын

So you like to read false stories you're a very gullible person

@welbyroberto6581 8 ай бұрын

@@annconforti9294Fox News full support of Donald 😢

@MrCamaleon7 8 ай бұрын

I can't believe how someone cannot support him and support crooked Joe and his crime family.

@clarkpalace 8 ай бұрын

Its pretty disgusting. Its a terrible comment on American intelligence.

@kcuzz4091 8 ай бұрын

David Cay Johnston has been talking about Trump’s corruption for years and no one would really listen to him. You were spot on David!

@KznnyL 8 ай бұрын

100%!!! You can look at old lectures he gave when Trump was running where he said Trump was guilty of this exact thing!

@60gregma 8 ай бұрын

I LOVE this guy. He's spot on and no one hears him. Trump followers have their fingers in their ears saying La, La, La, La, La.

@phylis3917 8 ай бұрын

👍🏿

@thomasfitzpatrick6392 8 ай бұрын

@@user-gg7cx5ud6cgood comeback

@edmundbanks1806 8 ай бұрын

OH David lets see your returns and all the dam freebees you get from DEMOCRATS YOU REMIND ME OF THE GREAT RUSSIN PROPOGANDIST FULL OF SHIT.E

@Caocao8888 8 ай бұрын

“His whole life has been a fraud.” That’s been OBVIOUS for years.

@lisajohnson6351 8 ай бұрын

He literally used to call radio stations pretending to be someone else and talk up trump 😂😂😂

@Caocao8888 8 ай бұрын

@@lisajohnson6351 🤮

@janice369 8 ай бұрын

@@Caocao8888 It's true!! That's been well known for idk how many years.

@janice369 8 ай бұрын

Hey fool HE IS NOT THE PRESIDENT!! Show some respect to the REAL POTUS PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN!! I'm not whispering like you do.

@budkopach3163 8 ай бұрын

If that's true why isn't he in prison? Fake narrative I think.

@salassian3162 8 ай бұрын

Thank god we have David Cay Johnston. No one does it better.

@terryoquinn8199 8 ай бұрын

He is good !

@cal2780 7 ай бұрын

Niece Mary Trump wrote two books on the monster. I love Mary and David Cay Johnston.!

@believewhatyousee2852 7 ай бұрын

Yes, he’s been watching the liar and cheat tRump for decades! Thank you David and all reporters!! 🩵💙🩵💙

@leebattick5874 7 ай бұрын

Makes me feel bad for the rest......

@Muzakman37 7 ай бұрын

He, Tony Schwartz & Tim o' Brien have been there all along. They told us exactly who Trump was in 2015, with all the receipts. They foresaw *everything* that was to come. From Day 1. Soon after his victory, Mary Trump then gave us a roadmap into his mind and that of the family they were both born into. If anyone had been listening to these 4 people since 2015/16, none of what has transpired since would've come as a shock.

@RH-jb2oy 8 ай бұрын

Mr. Johnston has been reporting the facts and truth about Trump for decades. Thank you sir.

@lennyvelez5929 8 ай бұрын

Yeh your right i remember him saying he had no change against Hillary, oh yeh and i remmember him saying that Trump would get indicted by Mueller, ohohoh and he also said Stormy Daniels would be victorious ...yep hes your man alright!!

@bthomson 8 ай бұрын

How come they weren't listening???🤔🤔🤔

@pdlabonte6701 8 ай бұрын

The banks were afraid of losing their money that was owed to them, trump co. was too big to fail, they all would have lost

@georgecarberry9222 8 ай бұрын

The question is, why haven't ppl believed him?

@salvalooez2249 8 ай бұрын

@@karlk9316your a lg 4:48

@MarlaBlair-ys2zu 8 ай бұрын

Stop calling him "the president".

@DavidSmith-mb9to 8 ай бұрын

He's the president president President Donald Trump Joe Biden ain't no president

@mackm7781 8 ай бұрын

Stop calling Biden one

@cecilr7986 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely right. They don't refer to any of the former presidents as anything other than "former president" Carter, Bush, Clinton or Obama. So, stop calling this guy the president. He's not the president and hopefully never will be again.

@ctruth4067 8 ай бұрын

No dear! Use the uppercase for the word President! And, if you’re actually not a bot… he IS your President!!

@billpugh58 8 ай бұрын

@@mackm7781maga tears are sweeeeeeeet😂😂😂😂

@seethransom 8 ай бұрын

When one is told "No" for the first time in 75 years, it will feel like oppression.

@buckeyewill2166 8 ай бұрын

Mr. Johnston over and over again told Americans that the Emperor has no clothes.Too many people didn’t believe him.

@songbirdsinging1878 7 ай бұрын

they got caught up on a few things. he said he would fund his own campaign to avoid owing any favors (hahahahaha! without considering that trump would exploit his position for HIS own gain), he said he would not take a salary, he said he would not take vacations or golf, and he said he would build the wall and Mexico would pay for it. People loved it. from watching the Apprentice, without really bothering to check him out on your own, people would find these promises credible. reality TV is dumbing us down.

@user-jj3xr7ro5j 8 ай бұрын

Oh thank you for NOT repeating what trump said. Thank you for NOT amplifying his lies. Thank you for NOT giving him any air time!!!

@shirleyandrews1152 8 ай бұрын

For sure

@generationofswine-ge5rw 8 ай бұрын

That must be what Trump supporters mean when they say "he didn't give both sides," The other side is an imaginary world where all liars are the only ones telling th etruth.

@user-zq4fv8sj6v 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Thank you for yet again DEDICATING A FULL SEGMENT on President Trump!!!!! 😂😂😂

@justgranny9601 8 ай бұрын

@@tc5329Wrong again magatt

@williamjackson5942 8 ай бұрын

@@tc5329 Biden is making America great again after the destruction Trump has done to us!

@SR11266 8 ай бұрын

Like everybody else said: don't call this sad excuse for a human being the president

@glendagilmore1923 8 ай бұрын

Biden wants our taxes ,freedom and put us in jail no cars food r rent and not even let us raise our children in a decent world. I’ll vote trump as for as being honest well a lot of people slip on that

@glendagilmore1923 8 ай бұрын

I’ve never met that perfect political person yet

@glendagilmore1923 8 ай бұрын

If u rather have Biden. Change ceiling fan gas stoves elec cars and military fighter planes to electronic and let him teach sex in grade school and change genders. No thanks I’ll votetrump

@velshock 8 ай бұрын

FORMER president!

@williamjackson5942 8 ай бұрын

@@glendagilmore1923 Even the worst are better than Trump....

@michellewalters4484 8 ай бұрын

Mr. Johnston. Articulate, well-spoken, educated, easy to understand. Bless you the good fight on behalf of so many unnamed victims.

@theresebortzfield188 7 ай бұрын

Another delusional Speaker provided by MAGA Republicans

@omartorrio1512 7 ай бұрын

Yes, Mr. Johnston is articulate, well-spoken, etc., but he obviously does not understand accounting or how the lending industry works. He may be educated but obviously not in accounting or finance. His description of lenders' activities is just blatenly wrong and naive.

@carstenvestergaard4352 5 ай бұрын

denmark you are right.

@lesbrattain6864 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful! As a former small business man I had a rule "don't do business with crooks" you end up with a black eye and an unpaid bill.

@AlexKramer-qc4si 8 ай бұрын

STOP referring to him as President ... He's not the President

@drganknstein 8 ай бұрын

Give it time

@lesleedetchon 8 ай бұрын

I pisses me also he was never a real president in the first time

@alanmt1418 8 ай бұрын

@@drganknstein😂😂😂

@alanmt1418 8 ай бұрын

It's protocol to refer any former or current president as President

@thomasfitzpatrick6392 8 ай бұрын

@@drganknsteinwho's your next choice?

@jokermaan1 8 ай бұрын

And yet he's not only still a candidate for President, but leading the GOP nomination race by 40 or 50 points! No wonder the world is laughing at America.

@annconforti9294 8 ай бұрын

They laughed when he was in office, too!

@siouxrose7766 8 ай бұрын

Half of America. Whether it's the Cold War equivalent of a domestic Civil War or the nation bifurcated into the equivalent of a state of schizophrenia... this is about 30-35% of citizens and the archaic system that lets the Electoral College (with a lower popular vote) determine who is "the winner" of the Presidency.

@drganknstein 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, biden is an image of strength 😂

@karllieck9064 8 ай бұрын

It proves his supporters are criminally- minded.

@dukeallen432 8 ай бұрын

Humans by nature are irrational. All over the world. Not just US. Many need daddy figures or imaginary gods. Sad but true.

@mikefoley5792 8 ай бұрын

I met a woman whose family was in the kitchen cabinet part of the construction business. They were bidding on subcontracting for the Trump tower project in Florida. Her company's policy was half the money upfront, half when the job is finished. This would cover the cost of materials. Trump's people refused these terms and went with one of her competitors. By the end of the project, that competitor had to declare bankruptcy

@aureliaseak251 8 ай бұрын

Mike Foley, not to mention family paint store that did business with the clown to paint mara log the shack. They were not paid and filed for bankruptcy. May the clown go to hell.

@lisajohnson6351 8 ай бұрын

He has put many people out of business and seems to be proud of it.

@psterud 8 ай бұрын

@@lisajohnson6351 Hey, that's the "art of the deal". Make people work for you, then screw them over. What's so wrong with that?

@robert_nyc 8 ай бұрын

My sister worked in his office in Palm Beach…. She said accounts payable were always backlogged

@marcelvaillancourt7776 8 ай бұрын

That is so sad

@brendaporter457 8 ай бұрын

As someone who use to work in the Canadian banking system, it is mind boggling how he was able to secure loans based on inflated property values.

@robert_nyc 8 ай бұрын

Why did the banks not follow protocol simply by appraisal reports? They never had a bank representative show up at his properties?

@fredfish4316 8 ай бұрын

@@robert_nyc Yeah. 100%. Raise finance maybe 100 times, and always had bank appraisal, even when it was little more than a business plan let alone big dollar real estate, and could always push it a bit, maybe 20%, or even a bit better with an immaculate credit history. But a 1000%. Nope. This was bank misbehaviour for the sake of a big bonus pay day. But that's how grifters work. Con artistry at its finest. I would love to see him in prison, but, he would probably run the prison as the prince of thieves.

@unbehagen686 8 ай бұрын

#RosenbergSentencing for Trump and all Trump's Co Conspirators including Russian Asset Tuberville. 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

@kokohead333 8 ай бұрын

@@robert_nyc he probably threatens - in code, of course

@budkopach3163 8 ай бұрын

I don't know if that's true, But thinking that all those people who hate him are telling the truth is not logical. Every leader out there that are NWO criminals are together and they HATE Trump, and they control the media. Hmmm, If he can take them out he's our guy. You don't get a poodle to go secure your property, you want a junkyard dog.

@virginiabarton1056 8 ай бұрын

“He conned his way into the White House.”

@ronniemead805 8 ай бұрын

with the help of fox news and rupert murdoch.

@phylis3917 8 ай бұрын

Now wants to burn it down.

@peggyh4805 8 ай бұрын

And help from his buddy Putin. 🇺🇸💙

@stephenlosch2015 8 ай бұрын

He had and has a lot of help from those that are under his spell.

@siouxrose7766 8 ай бұрын

@@ronniemead805 --You beat me to that line: verbatim. Well-done.

@homerroad 8 ай бұрын

His whole life is a facade....yup. Malignant narcissists are like that.....

@WhyFeartheTruthNow 8 ай бұрын

Yeah he's "broke". Sure. Lol! The banks just take borrowers' word for it on property valuation because banks that lend hundreds of millions of dollars on a property are unsophisticated and trusting of Trump and other borrowers.(sarcasm)

@meself349 8 ай бұрын

His inner child was always searching in all the wrong places for the one thing daddy forgot to provide him with

@mariegallagher4725 6 ай бұрын

Very true 👍

@H.O.P.E.1122 8 ай бұрын

David Cay Johnson always says it like it is. No equivocation. Thank you for this interview.

@helveticaification 8 ай бұрын

The biggest mystery is how he was allowed to get away with it for so long. Can't wait for the denouement !

@ronniemead805 8 ай бұрын

The fraud he is being prosecuted for is just a fraction of the fraud he has committed. He declared bankruptcy 6 times and in the process bankrupted many small businesses and contractors and left so many people financially decimated. How anyone can respect this man is beyond comprehension.

@KM-nd6wj 8 ай бұрын

Yes he ruined so many lives! Then bragged about it and laughed at the people he destroyed. To see people support him and think he’s a good guy just makes me so sad. He’s a horrible person, even to members of his own family.

@phillylifer 8 ай бұрын

This is the thing that makes me mad none of his followers care about

@swhip897 8 ай бұрын

All legal

@Lennybird91 8 ай бұрын

@@phillyliferthe reason is because his supporters are low-lives who have no problem ripping people off, too.

@ronniemead805 8 ай бұрын

@@KM-nd6wj Ivanna comes to mind.

@cathylindeboo.9598 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for having David Kay Johnston on!!! He's done a brilliant job following the reality of the dirt bag Donald Trump.

@barrywassel3899 8 ай бұрын

Cathy, that is an insult to dirt bags everywhere !!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@adamarket 8 ай бұрын

I've been looking for him on various shows because he's honestly THE expert on this particular Trump matter.

@curbozerboomer1773 8 ай бұрын

He is also a Pulitzer Prise winner for his efforts.@@adamarket

@robertkim3331 8 ай бұрын

yup you guys know how businesses work You know banks do their own assessment of how much properties and businesses are worth right? Should banks be liable for not giving out more people loans since they do their own appraising and approved of these loans? Just like if u buy a home u get your own apprasier not the sellers Stop being naive but of course you probably believe marlago is worth 15 million lols

@mrrichards6007 8 ай бұрын

I agree! Definitely not like the Biden crime family. At least Biden appreciates his useful idiots!

@perrinwilliams1296 8 ай бұрын

This is why I love PBS. All great questions!

@ItsJustRenee 8 ай бұрын

I don’t understand why so many lawyers are willing to destroy their careers, lives and reputation for a client that doesn’t even pay them.

@fredfish4316 8 ай бұрын

It's a cult. No different from the lunacy of adoring super wealthy evangelical preachers.

@Conservator. 8 ай бұрын

Have a look at who’s defending Trump now in NY. Not exactly top notch.

@McQueenMelissa 8 ай бұрын

Taking the slim chance to make a big name for themselves.

@jimhen459 8 ай бұрын

There are two suckers born ever minute.

@FCntertainr 8 ай бұрын

Many lawyers take cases with delusions or thinking the notoriety will help their careers. Too many in our economy and too much litigation. Donald Trump probably guaranteed work for them losing causes don't pay.

@EricaNernie 8 ай бұрын

David Cay Johnson exposed Trump years ago. It must be satisfying for him to see TFG in court. Well done, Sir.

@ziploc2000 8 ай бұрын

I still read TFG as The Fat Guy. Maybe it should be The Fraud Guy now.

@ngoldman 8 ай бұрын

I read and reviewed Johnson's book a few years ago when Trumpie was running. Unfortunately, not enough people read the book. Too bad.@@ziploc2000

@andrew_owens7680 8 ай бұрын

TFG? The F... Geriatric? Total F'ing Grifter? The Fraud GOAT? Terrorist False God?

@LouieManza 8 ай бұрын

I was thinking it meant The Fkng Goon. 😅😂

@skippythealien9627 8 ай бұрын

@@LouieManza my only exception with that term is that goon is often used for hockey players who can beat the fuck out of someone The mental image of Donald Trump getting on ice for skating is too funny lol

@judycasley108 8 ай бұрын

Anyone who has had thousands of lawsuits and six bankruptcies has definitely committed fraud.

@rustygoldfanatic8830 8 ай бұрын

Just like any politician has in the US today. Somehow it's OK for them not Trump.😮

@SuperSglenn 8 ай бұрын

@@rustygoldfanatic8830 claims are 1 thing proof is another. kind of like you know the election was stolen from trump. show proof boy.

@lindam9618 8 ай бұрын

This isn't about other politicians, it's about the trumpf family organization.

@knitskrutt 8 ай бұрын

He started 100s of companies. Six bankruptcies is actually a very low number. A bankruptcy doesn't inherently mean it's fraud.

@lindam9618 8 ай бұрын

@@knitskrutt Okay Kim Jong troll.

@johnzimpelman9018 8 ай бұрын

This hurts Trump where it resonates the most. His money and holdings which is his "brand" and his inflated ego. He has always been a grifter and con man.

@tiffanyferguson4945 8 ай бұрын

This reporting is so well done and understandable. Love it!

@lonnietaylor2759 8 ай бұрын

THIS ISN'T ABOUT ELECTION INTERFERENCE, ITS ABOUT FRAUD IN BUSINESS MATTERS/ACCOUNTING FRAUD.

@triciac1019 8 ай бұрын

Amanpour are always in-depth and completely accurate.

@danwallach8826 8 ай бұрын

David simply calls him "Donald." As one would address a bad child and what to do with him.

@suzettelilly9462 8 ай бұрын

Good one. Obviously Trump never listened to an old wisdom: " Pride leads to destruction, and arrogance to downfall." It's going to be a bumpy ride--to say the least.

@user-zq4fv8sj6v 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Just like little Joe who hasn’t changed since 1987. 😂😂😂

@justgranny9601 8 ай бұрын

@@user-zq4fv8sj6v Keep crying those maga tears 😢

@williamjackson5942 8 ай бұрын

@@user-zq4fv8sj6v Get help.

@davidmcmaster2083 8 ай бұрын

That was hysterical, referring to him as Donald. So he's gonna lose it all, beginning immediately. The Shaudenfreude I'm feeling is making me giddy with delight. Could not be happening to a more deserving douchebag.

@rm9338 8 ай бұрын

Thank you , I could care less what that con man has to say . Anyone who live thur the 70s,80s and 90s knows what he is .

@ianashmore9910 8 ай бұрын

Remember, he didn't even write Art of the Deal.

@ingridhunt7841 8 ай бұрын

Excellent interview. Mr Johnston is great at explaining things.

@janelightning73 8 ай бұрын

I find this African proverb particularly relevant to 45: "The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth..."

@phylis3917 8 ай бұрын

Yes

@lorimims2273 8 ай бұрын

Wow!! I got chills from reading that!!!!

@shesaknitter 8 ай бұрын

The imagery of that is both true and sad....to think of a human being so unloved as to become the child in that proverb. A child who becomes a monster.

@nicko2428 8 ай бұрын

Great closing statement, he conned his way all the way to the Whitehouse. Grifter extraordinaire!!

@imperialmotoring3789 8 ай бұрын

And now we have a president that rigged an election. Is that better?

@BarkerT 8 ай бұрын

Yep, he fooled some of the people enough of the time to do it. But not enough were fooled in 2020 and and he's been bent on conman revenge ever since. Now he's backed into corner like a rabid dog and he's fighting viciously cos the jig is up. In the old days he loves so much, he would be tarred and feathered by now.

@terryoquinn8199 8 ай бұрын

And ridden out of town on a rail ! He’s not even a good conman really , kind of a 3rd rate , pitiful liar at best . At Best ! Damn it man .

@momofnine199 8 ай бұрын

Always an excellent discussion from PBS. Thank you

@gamtngirl3655 8 ай бұрын

Very informative and helpful. Thank you, David Cay Johnson.

@violiendamast 8 ай бұрын

I still can’t believe so many people fell/fall for his tricks 😮

@ctwwtc8761 8 ай бұрын

10% for the big guy

@TT-qo9dv 8 ай бұрын

@@ctwwtc8761 trump sure is big.

@ChrisAlbertH47 8 ай бұрын

Not surprising when you look at the fine "intellectuals" who make up his core base 😂

@tabo01 8 ай бұрын

@@ctwwtc8761 So Trump took $200,000,000 from the Saudis?

@franciscoarroyo9402 8 ай бұрын

Nobody “fell “ for anything. His career in New York was well known and celebrated. He was just in the “correct” party then, but now that he is working with the GOP, his old “buddies “ are coming for him. Worst case scenario, he will not be able to do business in New York; have you seeing New York lately??; that’s a win not to do business there.

@jasonfarrow7033 8 ай бұрын

One of the clearest presentations ever. Very much appreciated.

@martin2289 8 ай бұрын

Great analogy of "ill-gotten gains" among other things. Love the way DKJ clarifies complex financial issues.

@grf15 8 ай бұрын

Yes, David Cay Johnson kept his answers short and to the point (normally). Very little bluster or emotion. Just the facts as Sgt. Friday used to say.

@T00THY_0RiFiCE 8 ай бұрын

That’s Hari Sreenivasan for ya!

@marywarren6528 8 ай бұрын

Commie Donnie. His end is coming.

@EXREPUBLICAN 8 ай бұрын

Please air this segment on 60 Minutes. I believe most people don't have a clue about the depth of Donald's deceit...

@juanitaglass752 7 ай бұрын

Amen Amen Amen ❤❤

@reneecairo5020 8 ай бұрын

“He conned his way all the way to the white house”. That says it all!

@dannmarceau9743 8 ай бұрын

I learned of David Cay Johnston a decade ago; he knows Trump like few do.

@jons4418 8 ай бұрын

One very impressive journalist/writer/thinker. He proves that a degree isn’t everything.

@clarkpalace 8 ай бұрын

True dat. He has been talking about trump for yrs

@charlieross-BRM 8 ай бұрын

Shame David Cay Johnston has been pushed to the back as a reference on what's been happening for decades. There were no surprises as to what DJT was doing all of this time.

@Headhunter_212 8 ай бұрын

Stares in Wayne Barrett

@louisaleroux5610 8 ай бұрын

Always appreciate hearing what the brilliant David Cay Johnston has to say.

@WhyFeartheTruthNow 8 ай бұрын

Pffft Lol😂😂😂

@CL-lo3xr 8 ай бұрын

He is a brilliant man.

@coreyham3753 8 ай бұрын

Agreed ...DCJ knows more about Chump than probably anyone else in the world. He has been investigating and reporting on Chump for over 30+ years now.

@kathyq6167 8 ай бұрын

@@WhyFeartheTruthNowWell, there's always some bleach you can inject... ✌️🇺🇸💙☮️🌐

@joeyjojo84 8 ай бұрын

I’ve heard it said many times that if he’d just put the money he’d inherited from his father in safe investments and not touched it he would have been better off financially. His business ventures have been failures. The only reason he seems successful is because he had so much money to play with from the start. But when you consider the extent to which he’s tried to con, defraud, and weasel money out of people. And he still failed to make more money than he would have if he’d just left it alone, makes it all the more pathetic.

@triciac1019 8 ай бұрын

His father always bailed him out continually. He also stole some of his brother's children's shares of inheritance.

@nonya.bizness 8 ай бұрын

without his dad's money he would be a pathetic old man still selling used cars on a shady corner because he can't afford to retire.

@user-pk9ld5nb1f 7 ай бұрын

wrong , he would be a bum ! He is dumb as a rock.

@timmullen8951 7 ай бұрын

He grifted more money out of his father while he was alive, $317 MILLION, than after he died, $170 million. And according to Niece Mary, he "left $300 million on the table" when he sold his father's self-operating $1 billion real estate empire for $700,000. He was so desperate for cash that he piddled away $300,000 all at once.

@timothyoo7 8 ай бұрын

Even some of the producers for The Apprentice has said that Trump was all smoke & mirrors. They chose him because he was easily manipulated by stroking his ego. A real billionaire wouldn't have time to do a TV show.

@catherinerobson5482 8 ай бұрын

I so appreciate this kind of coverage of Trump without giving him huge amounts of free media, thank you!

@lennyvelez5929 8 ай бұрын

meanwhile on planet EArth Trump walks out of the courtroom yet again VICTORIOUS with the Judge throwing out 80 percent of the case!!! all bullshit

@drganknstein 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully you will appreciate it when he his crowned president again.

@bobbykiefer4306 8 ай бұрын

@@drganknstein We already let the voters decide and Trump tried to overthrow the election when he lost.

@Lennybird91 8 ай бұрын

@@drganknstein"Crowned"? Wrong country, buddy 😂

@StopWhining491 8 ай бұрын

There is NOTHING to admire about him.

@canigetabeer5188 8 ай бұрын

It’s a great day for justice in America

@WhyFeartheTruthNow 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@mackm7781 8 ай бұрын

Wait until they do Biden

@patbelcher6738 8 ай бұрын

@mackm7781 Yeah, especially the impeachment. How's that working out.

@cathylindeboo.9598 8 ай бұрын

It's getting to the great day for American justice!!! Still some hurdles to cross...

@meself349 8 ай бұрын

Some people will tell you there is no "justice in America". Perspective is everything.....

@bcampbell0011 8 ай бұрын

what a great interview..simple, clean, and precise...very refreshing

@theophano 8 ай бұрын

We need to see and hear more from David Cay Johnston

@MoneyGrip70 8 ай бұрын

He can't use the " I'm dumb " approach! He himself claims he's a " stable genius"

@wolke1955 8 ай бұрын

🎯😂😂😂

@sujoy1968 8 ай бұрын

I greatly appreciate Hari’s questions and David’s insights. This is one of the best coverage of this case in the media.

@yvonnesmith8233 8 ай бұрын

Says who ,man, says who?

@vinman6714 8 ай бұрын

The case was decided, and he lost. Todays hearing is to decide HOW MUCH it's going to cost him. He may loose control of his company. @@WhyFeartheTruthNow

@duchesssussex7648 8 ай бұрын

@WhyFeartheTruthNow He's already been convicted on one of the charges in this case. He has to dissolve his businesses in NY. Keep being a deluded Trump supporter but for those of us in the real world, he will continue lose. He's already exposed as a fraud. Why fear the truth?

@stridertherangerwoof 8 ай бұрын

@@WhyFeartheTruthNow FAILED???? HE ALREADY LOST WTF

@billworden6642 8 ай бұрын

@@stridertherangerwoof Let's see what happens when all the dust clears. If Trump is guilty of fraud in his valuations, the judge should be disbarred for his. There isn't a bank in America that lends money based on an applicant's assessment of property value, especially on one-of-a-kind trophy properties like Trump owns.

@waynebristow4720 8 ай бұрын

This was my evaluation of Trump in the 80s, when Hillary told us what he would do, I believed her and I see it, I hear it, the GOP will never convince me of anything different.

@constancehaase352 8 ай бұрын

YES! He has gotten away with it for years but finally someone stud up to him🎉

@mariorivera5533 8 ай бұрын

Trump says it's a witch hunt. Yes, it is and Trump is a witch.

@phylis3917 8 ай бұрын

Hat and broom included.

@mr.shankey641 8 ай бұрын

Antichrist for sure

@perrywalton2464 8 ай бұрын

@@phylis3917and combover😂

@perrywalton2464 8 ай бұрын

@@phylis3917don’t for the black cat

@Leon-bc8hm 8 ай бұрын

His special powers are stupidity and filling his diaper.

@Lea-zf7lm 8 ай бұрын

Fabulous interview. Nice to hear all the stuff I've know about criminal defendant trump for the past 30 years detailed so accurately and succinctly.

@terryoquinn8199 8 ай бұрын

Ditto !

@therock8288 7 ай бұрын

I think everyone from NJ and NY have known this forever.

@eleanorwittering3126 8 ай бұрын

It would be wonderful if David Cay Johnston could be a witness, otherwise, hope others in the line up are as good as he is.

@RorkesDriftVC 8 ай бұрын

Trump is a special challenge because the system wasn't set up to confront such pure evil.

@rangertommy 8 ай бұрын

"Self-described property mogul" says it all. What a fraud.

@andrew_owens7680 8 ай бұрын

And he said: "Sir, there's a mogul on your property."

@sheiladavidson7475 8 ай бұрын

He coned his way all the way to the Whitehouse!Thanks to Roy Cohn!😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

@kgraham5820 8 ай бұрын

Not only being held to account for his actions, but PUBLICLY being held to account for his actions.

@PinayOkie58 8 ай бұрын

Yup!! And you know that is killing him slowly but surely, but don't feel sorry for the 😅😂😅😂con artist.

@user-zq4fv8sj6v 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 How? Letitia’s flimsy case just got 80% of her accusations THROWN OUT due to her childish error. 😂😂😂

@NelCapeTown 8 ай бұрын

@@user-zq4fv8sj6vTrump thinks 80% got thrown out, but just you wait and see. He won't be able to bully his way through this with his usual brute force and utter disregard for law and order by not playing by the common rules of respect and decency.

@wtcashel 8 ай бұрын

Explain.

@LordZontar 8 ай бұрын

@@user-zq4fv8sj6v In which parallel universe?

@darlin5167 8 ай бұрын

Don't underestimate the ignorance of a large swath of the American people. And the Republican party would like to keep them ignorant and poor so they can be manipulated and controlled.

@shaz4532 7 ай бұрын

That is a very good point; keeping people poor in order to control them politically! It’s appalling and should be covered by the media!

@stephaniesharkey3538 8 ай бұрын

So many people need to hear this interview! Including my own sister who is “ Fox” brainwashed! Sadly she wouldn’t even listen to it!

@reddeercanoe 8 ай бұрын

Fox It’s how Rupert Murdoch controls the minds of the MAGA trailer trash.

@lynnwalker3341 7 ай бұрын

Same with my family!!

@mariegallagher4725 6 ай бұрын

I am from Australia and Fox news is regarded as a second-rate gossip, half-truth news outlet over here. It bewilders me why so many Americans watch it.

@lauriemyers9660 8 ай бұрын

Stop calling him President!!!

@burrardview 8 ай бұрын

YES, I agree it is sickening when these news anchors do this!

@FlyingCircusAct 8 ай бұрын

@mackm7781 8 ай бұрын

Stop calling Biden one!

@marikalathem813 8 ай бұрын

Agree! Just wrote same!

@Lacey_Face 8 ай бұрын

Stop calling Obama, Clinton, Bush & Biden President. Biden cheated and admitted it on video.

@scottwynn1128 8 ай бұрын

His attorneys forgot to request a jury trial 😂😂😂

@BrianKorth-nu7gw 8 ай бұрын

He has a history of hiring lawyers that somehow miss the simple things.

@ms.taylor8513 8 ай бұрын

Incorrect.

@CurriedMexican 8 ай бұрын

Makes you wonder if they're gonna get paid...😅

@Eriugena8 8 ай бұрын

i think you only get a jury for criminal charges 🤷🏻‍♂️

@riog8082 8 ай бұрын

They didnt forget to request a jury trial, they didnt want it.

@ccsullivan9164 7 ай бұрын

David Cay Johnston is a National Hero and has been a voice in the wilderness for too long. Gratitude, DCJ

@martin2289 8 ай бұрын

Trump was claiming today that Mar-a-Lardo is worth up to $1.8 billion! Beyond ludicrous. And how he gets to defame the judge and prosecutor outside the court while he's on bail is completely unacceptable.

@WhyFeartheTruthNow 8 ай бұрын

It is not illegal to say your house is worth anything you want. Sorry, hater. Can't win this frivolous lawsuit. Boo hoo. Cannot seize his assets.😢😢😢

@user-ky8mt9bk6k 8 ай бұрын

I think the judge will have some unexpected surprises up his sleeve for the Drumpf when this trial is all over. Hope springs eternal.

@izzimichaels2892 8 ай бұрын

@@WhyFeartheTruthNow you may not understand what is actually going on in this case.

@blueberry-ri7eb 8 ай бұрын

Then he owes FL a truck load of back property tax if he claims that.

@WhyFeartheTruthNow 8 ай бұрын

@@blueberry-ri7eb Property taxes are not determined by a value"claimed" by the owner. This is real estate 101, man.

@curiousk9603 8 ай бұрын

These trials have to feel good for Michael Cohen. 🤣😂

@macareuxmoine 8 ай бұрын

I don’t think „good“ really encompasses the scope of this feeling for him 😅😅😅

@grf15 8 ай бұрын

Cohen has an agenda. He doesn't exactly wear a white hat. He was Trump's fixer for a long time. Still, revenge is sweet, and I have to image he goes to bed every night with a smile on his face.

@curbozerboomer1773 8 ай бұрын

I have limited sympathy for Cohen...he was a very willing attack dog for Trump, for several years...and if Trump had not been exposed the way he has been, Cohen would still be his dog!...Not a trustworthy human, by any means...he just decided to save his own skin....Check him out...he even looks the part of an assistant con-man, even now he looks greasy on TV.

@kjsfl386 8 ай бұрын

Cohen is a convicted crook. Trump is only alleged to be one.

@freedomofreligion3248 8 ай бұрын

Why did it take decades for the legal system to confront this?

@kimthomas781 8 ай бұрын

Good question

@cal2780 7 ай бұрын

@@kimthomas781 Corrupt New York politicians for one. Rudy Giuliani, Roger Stone and Roy Cohen ( Roy was in cahoots with Donnie's dad) were by Don's side all the way.

@FloydGirl51 8 ай бұрын

What a perspective!! Thank you.

@gordonwilson1631 8 ай бұрын

Trump did not even write the book “The Art of the Deal.” Tony Schwartz did and he stated it was the biggest regret of his life. Truth is more interesting than the stories we get told.

@catlandry1808 8 ай бұрын

You're right. Tony Schwartz was the ghost-writer for the book. I read a piece in The New Yorker (June 2016) where, as you said, he came to regret it. He thought for sure American's would see through Trump's buffoonery, but was startled to see they actually took him seriously.

@Cleme21 8 ай бұрын

The art of how I feel, new pamplet.

@grf15 8 ай бұрын

To be fair, someone was going to ghost write the book. Trump always finds someone willing to do his bidding.

@generationofswine-ge5rw 8 ай бұрын

He spent a year and traveled the world trying to warn everyone because he thought a Trump presidency might mean the end of the world since Trump really would launch a nuclear strike simply because someone told him he could not. The world dodged a bullet in that sense, but the bigger picture is Putin's war on democracy through running the rise of fascism. Trump is just a part of that along with Brexit and the Ukraine war. Putin is running a hate campaign against Trudeau here in Canada, because "conservatives" who would do his bidding are not popular enough and too obviously shady to win a majority. Hatred of immigrants, trans people and the woke is not enough to unify the country and win federally. They are only useful idiots but i still will not forgive them for putting the world at such a risk and it was knowingly: they had a weird nihilism saying they didn't care if Trump did launch a nuke and cause an environmental catastrophe of extinction magnitude, because they were so traumatized by having had a black president.

@bdadolph 8 ай бұрын

Trump could not have read his books either as he is obviously sub literate

@TheHavnmonkey 8 ай бұрын

Finally, someone said it on air!!! Mar-a-Lago is NOT Donald Trump's "home" it is a private club that operates as a business. When he bought it, he tried to turn it into a resort, but the Town of Palm Beach refused to let him. This is what started the whole "giant American flag" lawsuit. Before running for president he rarely slept there except on special occasions or holidays. And even after 2016, he still spends less time at Mar-a-Lago than any of his other properties. His real home is and has always been in New York City. Why does this matter? Well, he claims to be a Florida resident so he can vote here. But more importantly it's a testament to his deceitful character. Always lying he is.

@WhyFeartheTruthNow 8 ай бұрын

😂😂 Sorry, hater. This frivolous lawsuit will not fly. Can't destroy this guy on this one. Can't seize his properties or deprive Trump Organization of property cash flow. And I'm glad I live in a country where dangerous nuts like this "journalist" cannot seize people's assets and destroy businesses for political reasons.

@gizmo5601 8 ай бұрын

I believe Florida has no state income tax. Another reason he and many wealthy individuals establish Florida residency. They are all at it, complain that they pay too much tax while actually paying a relatively small amount with many tax avoidance schemes and outright lies.

@stridertherangerwoof 8 ай бұрын

@@gizmo5601 YUP AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ASK THEM TO PAY FOR THE TOXIC OOZE HAT IS WASHING UP ON THE BEACHES. OH THEY WILL CLAIM IT IS NOT REAL.

@JoseJimenez-mx8so 8 ай бұрын

His real home is and has always been new York. Is Rikers island in New York?

@alvincook8888 8 ай бұрын

I lived in Palm Beach when Trump came to town. Nobody liked him. Ugly gossip was all over Palm Beach.

@mg-lz3kk 8 ай бұрын

The Trump organization is reaping what they have sowed. What infuriates this writer even more, if that is even possible, is where were the tax assessors office and the bankruptcy court who allowed this behavior to continue unabated. Makes one wonder what was in it for them?

@ignatzcmw 8 ай бұрын

This is a very informative interview, thank you for it. Having said that, I have to ask: Why keep calling the defendant "the President"? He's not the President. He's the former President.

@JR-pr8jb 8 ай бұрын

I can't spell Hari's last name, but he's such a superb, professional journalist, thoughtful, curious, articulate, probing.

@bthomson 8 ай бұрын

THIS! 🎯

@grntchstrmdws 8 ай бұрын

Sreenivasan

@A0A4ful 8 ай бұрын

Four syllables: Sree - Nee- Vaa- Sun

@dianevetter4260 8 ай бұрын

Two knowledgeable, intelligent and thorough reporters!

@rocbotum8 8 ай бұрын

😂

@iamshastagold 8 ай бұрын

Are you high?

@elainemunro4621 8 ай бұрын

The silver lining in this liquidation process is that the lawyers are assured to be paid because they will submit their bills to the receiver, not to Donald!!

@1lwtcasl 8 ай бұрын

From the beginning of these court actions my wish has been 1. Don the con is banned from public office 2. His money and properties are taken My wish may come true

@deepattison9329 7 ай бұрын

Don't you want to see him in jail?

@1lwtcasl 7 ай бұрын

I suspect our system will not have the political will to jail him though he deserves it. Take his money and his business and do not allow hi to ever run for any public office would be justice our system is capable of delivering. The damage has been done by the millions who follow him. It will take years to fix the mess he and his followers created.

@bna441 5 ай бұрын

@@1lwtcaslso the last three years were not enough to fix the "mess" he created. What else need to be "fixed". Please educate us. Things are going swimmingly well so far!

@audreywellham2413 8 ай бұрын

I truly enjoy Mr. Johnston! 🙏🏻⚖️🇺🇸

@bthomson 8 ай бұрын

Me too!!!

@bthomson 8 ай бұрын

And Michael Cohen!

@Charactermatters650 8 ай бұрын

Let’s now get to the fraud he has done almost all his life to bilk developers, builders, architects and banks out of their money to enrich himself by not paying and counter-suing to avoid paying for honest work done for him…LIFE LONG FRAUD😊

@ziploc2000 8 ай бұрын

And knowing this reputation is why most people won't work for him anymore.

@generationofswine-ge5rw 8 ай бұрын

It's what I couldn't understand of the people who supported him. He rips people like them off all the time and has nothing but contempt for them.

@OneAdam12Adam 8 ай бұрын

RICO statutes!

@jamesmedina2062 8 ай бұрын

The reason he got away with it is because most people are banking on fraud being rare snd most people being honest, hence moving on and not looking back. A society will crumble if most people do commit fraud.

@shesaknitter 8 ай бұрын

@@generationofswine-ge5rw Yet they continue to send him money. Why would anyone believe that someone is a billionaire and then send money to that "billionaire" when he or she begs for more? It makes no sense!

@ronagoodwell2709 8 ай бұрын

I guess we should consider ourselves lucky to be living at the same time as the world's greatest con-artist. I would be dazzled if I wasn't so disgusted.

@kimthomas781 8 ай бұрын

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@Blonde111 8 ай бұрын

Anybody else would be in prison by now…

@sandystern1618 8 ай бұрын

This should be shown on every TV and Internet show

@bshef3424 8 ай бұрын

...."I'm Melting, Melting....Look what you've done!....ohhhhh....what a world what a world"

@justbeegreen 8 ай бұрын

😂

@kiki19822 8 ай бұрын

WITCH HUNT netted the witch!

@ms.taylor8513 8 ай бұрын

The interviewer asked excellent educated professional journalistic questions🎉

@tweetypie7823 8 ай бұрын

Great interview and so will explained 🙌

@mikesercanto9149 8 ай бұрын

This is the most concise and clear explanation of Trump's legal situation I've heard!

@stanleykubrick8786 8 ай бұрын

Mr. Johnston's been saying this for over a decade; very few listened. The GOP was intentionally deaf, dumb and blind.

@BetaGangGaming 8 ай бұрын

Fake news. Witch hunt

@thomastolbert6184 8 ай бұрын

Did biden commit any crimes?but but butTrump! He is not mafia so theyhave to get rid of him!

@terryoquinn8199 8 ай бұрын

I think the term that fits best is willfully ignorant .

@misfitmolly8308 8 ай бұрын

Great interview. Thanks for taking the time to explain it all in depth.

@davedrifter416 8 ай бұрын

And regardless of if the banks were repaid, his actions skewed the markets! And the government is not a business. A business is created to make a profit. Government is there to help the people.

@pttp321 8 ай бұрын

Trump’s Legal Fees should have to be paid with “In Country” money.

@josegallegos6832 8 ай бұрын

Nice interview, great follow up question 👍

@bthomson 8 ай бұрын

Yes. Tour de force!

@bthomson 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Just wow! So articulate! Such beautiful interviewing, such great answers!

@Jupiter9999-gb5yw 8 ай бұрын

I was so impressed as well and just subscribed to this channel.

@bonnieplastino4923 8 ай бұрын

YES!!! THANK YOU. RIPPED HARD WORKING PEOPLE OFF

@johnfox9939 8 ай бұрын

I love the cool and unexcited demeanour of the interviewer..

@kcuzz4091 8 ай бұрын

Gosh, maybe Donald, Don Jr., and Eric will have to get jobs! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@msjackson6131 8 ай бұрын

😂😂

@lindam9618 8 ай бұрын

They can't get jobs, because they have no skills, no common sense, no obvious intelligence.

@JesusCruz-nx9ts 8 ай бұрын

Keep wishing and dreaming.

@gmac8852 8 ай бұрын

Testing Nose Candy for the drug cartels.

@JonyRotten 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully making license plates in prison

@quantx6572 8 ай бұрын

I wonder what insanity will be uncovered when his 500 business are divested. Wouldn't be surprised if there was money laundering going on in addition to other nefarious activities.

@kiki19822 8 ай бұрын

Money laundering for the Russian mob and Putin since the 80's.

@Littlebigbot 8 ай бұрын

"Safe to say"? Not the smartest comment now was it?

@janohare916 8 ай бұрын

Could be. Yikes.

@ggjohnson5754 8 ай бұрын

Erik said we get all are money from Russia... or something of the sort

@OneAdam12Adam 8 ай бұрын

We'll discover the Mafia.

@gabrielavidal7785 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for explaining so clearly ! He’s going down!

@juliarock3424 8 ай бұрын

Great interview! So nice to listen to sense and not have shouting and bickering. Thanks.

@JamesAllmond 8 ай бұрын

11:02 12:25 and probably all over this. Damnit, he is NOT the President! Stop calling him that!

@MrCamaleon7 8 ай бұрын

It's a freudian slip because we all know he won in 2020 and the election was stolen.

@rosaleesmith8772 8 ай бұрын

I SO ENDORSE YOUR MESSAGE!!!!💯💯💯🙏🙏💕💕💕💕

@fierywomanpacnw7004 8 ай бұрын

+ 1,000

@Littlebigbot 8 ай бұрын

Don't understand the meaning of protocol, eh?

@baronmeduse 8 ай бұрын

@@Littlebigbot Former president.

@DRKrust492 8 ай бұрын

Effective 2024, Palm Beach County should take Donnie at his word and re-assess Mar a Lardo as being worth $2 billion for his property taxes. The rate is 1.11% so he would be liable for $22.2 million for 2024.

@tonitalas1757 8 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@lizannewhitlow1085 8 ай бұрын

Will a wealthy friend or oligarch buy it for him? And secretly funnel $$ back to him?

@macareuxmoine 8 ай бұрын

Oh no, they should reassess for the past too!

@yvonnesmith8233 8 ай бұрын

One gets what one asks for!

@sheiladineen9483 8 ай бұрын

No! He would sell it for even more than $2 Billion!