Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

It’s not just “an office building”, it’s a 71 story skyscraper. Even setting aside its highly desirable location a $1M price makes no sense.

The thing is, though, that the only source I can find for the $1M purchase price is Trump’s own mouth, while bragging about its real value (hundreds of millions), and we know he lies and exaggerates all the time.



Ok, so either way my point stands. There is no evidence whatsoever that something illegal is taking place ? The op posted this article

http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/07/business/40-wall-street-is...

So apparently he bought it roughly for market price ?


>There is no evidence whatsoever that something illegal is taking place ?

Why would you want evidence that something illegal was taking place if something illegal was taking place? Sure in the absence of evidence I do believe we cannot declare anyone guilty, but the presumption of innocence doesn't mean we can't cast suspicion.


How is 1/8th of the price "market price"? Quite the opposite. You seem to have trouble addressing facts here.

EDIT: Responding to your answer below. You are materially misreporting the substance of the NYT article, which I find to be telling. It says that the building was sold for $8 million two years before, and that Trump paid "less than" that.


Did you read the article you posted ? Where does it say he bought it for 1/8th the price ? It doesn't say that anywhere in your article




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: