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Discrepancies in a $48 Million Loan Involving Trump and His Chicago Tower Should be Criminally Investigated: Legal Experts
The court-appointed monitor overseeing Trump’s business empire added new intrigue on Friday to the Chicago loan amid disputes over its size, the parties to the agreement, or whether it even exists
https://themessenger.com/politics/trump-tower-chicago-loan-tax-evasion-barbara-jones
Published 01/30/24 06:54 PM ET|Updated 6 min ago
Adam Klasfeld

The mystery surrounding a purported eight-figure loan involving an entity tied to Donald Trump's Chicago skyscraper merits criminal investigation, despite the explanation provided by the former president's attorney, three legal experts tell The Messenger.

For nearly a decade, financial journalists have puzzled over a loan between Trump and an entity Chicago Unit Acquisition LLC, linked to the former president’s 92-story Chicago tower. Trump disclosed the loan annually while president on sworn documents to the federal government’s Office of Government Ethics (OGE), indicating that he owed upwards of $50 million to his own limited liability company.

In the latest development of the former president’s civil fraud case, everything about the Chicago loan remains in dispute — including its size, the parties to the agreement, or whether it even exists.

On Friday, the court-appointed monitor overseeing Trump’s business empire contended the longstanding controversy may amount to little more than a mirage. ..........

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