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Donald Trump not as 'self-made' as he claims: NYT investigation reveals a fortune in tax dodges, gifts from parents

Contrary to the public image he has been selling for long, Donald Trump is not self-made man, found an investigation by The New York Times. In the almost-15,000-word article, The New York Times reported that by age 3, Trump was earning $200,000 a year in today’s dollars from his father’s empire.

Donald Trump helped parents dodge millions of dollars in taxes, says New York Times; state tax department to review charges

The New York state tax department said on Tuesday that it is investigating reports that President Donald Trump helped his parents dodge millions of dollars in taxes and received far more money from his father's real estate empire than he has claimed in the past.