Given the role that Wall Street’s élite played in inflating and promoting the bubble, this is either a generous view or a jaded commentary on the fallen nature of mankind.
—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Trump was found to have provided misleading accounts to lenders, falsely inflating his net worth.
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