Tax fraud verdict again exposes illusion of Trump the master businessman
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#66JTE)
The former president can add tax fraud to his accomplishments after his company was convicted of a 15-year criminal scheme
When sorrows come, Shakespeare observed, they come not single spies, but in battalions. The same goes for former US president Donald Trump's legal troubles.
The latest trouble for Trump strikes at the heart of his identity as a wealthy businessman who wrote the bestselling book The Art of the Deal. On Tuesday his company was convicted of a 15-year criminal scheme to defraud tax authorities.
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