was sued by the federal government for housing discrimination?

The Justice Department sued the Trump Management Corporation in 1973, based on evidence gathered by the New York City Human Rights Division. The agency alleged that black people who were told that no apartments were available, while white people were offered units.

After two years, the case was settled. Trump did not have to admit guilt as part of the settlement. He attempted to counter-sue the Justice Department for making false allegations, but it was dismissed by the court.

NPR – Decades-Old Housing Discrimination Case Plagues Donald Trump
The New York Times – Major Landlord Accused Of Antiblack Bias in City
Time – Donald Trump’s 1973 Discrimination Case Really Was Part of Something Larger

tried to sell Trump-branded steaks through the Sharper Image?

The venture was short-lived, as the Sharper Imagine discontinued the line after two months.

Reviews for the steaks were mostly negative, and were described as “mealy,” “grainy,” “bland,” “dry,” “greasy and tasteless,” “loaded with fat,” “no flavor, overpriced, and just gross,” and “nothing but grease and shrinkage…. no redeeming qualities.”

Trump is also known for preferring his steaks well-done with ketchup. He had various other similar ventures that quickly failed, like Trump Vodka.

Wikipedia – Trump Steaks
GQ – If You Hate Donald Trump, You’re Gonna Really Love These Reviews of Trump Steaks. Bad!
Business Insider – This anecdote about Donald Trump’s failed steak business reveals a huge part of his personality

purchased a 6-foot painting of himself through his charity?

Trump’s charity has since shut down over ongoing allegations about misused funds.

Trump’s lawyers later claimed that his charity only spent $10,000 on the painting, and was forced to because after they placed the initial bid at auction, no other bids followed.

The Washington Post – This is the portrait of himself that Donald Trump bought with $20,000 from his charity
USA Today – A look at the $20K portrait of Trump paid for by his foundation
The Hill – Photo shows $20K portrait Trump bought with foundation money
Business Insider – Trump lawyers say the president had to spend $10,000 on a painting of himself because no one else would

displayed fake Time magazine covers featuring himself?

The fake Time cover featuring Trump was displayed in at least 4 of his golf clubs, including his famous property Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

Image: Framed TIME cover of President Donald Trump
A fake Time cover, framed and hanging at a Trump golf club. Angel Valentin / The Washington Post/Getty Images

Mina Chang, a senior State Department official nominated by the Trump administration, was also caught padding her resume. Among other things, it included a fake Time cover.

Image: A fake Time magazine cover with Mina Chang.
Fake Time cover of Mina Chang. NBC News

The Washington Post – A Time magazine with Trump on the cover hands in his gold clubs. It’s fake.
Time – How To Spot a Fake TIME Cover
NBC News – Time Asks Donald Trump’s Golf Clubs to Remove Phony Magazine Cover
NBC News – Senior Trump official embellished résumé, had face on fake Time cover

hired undocumented workers, leading to a $1.4 million settlement?

In 1998, Trump settled a class-action lawsuit for $1.4 million for 1980 labor law violations. He had hired undocumented Polish immigrants to work 12 hour shifts without gloves, hard hats or masks, for as little as $4 an hour. They had been tasked with demolishing and clearing the site that Trump Tower now sits at in Manhattan.

The details of the settlement had long been sealed until a US District Court judge for the Southern District of New York found unsealed them in 2017, believing it be pertinent to the public’s interest as Trump had taken office.

Time – Donald Trump Paid $1.4 Million in a Dispute Over Undocumented Workers. Read the Newly Unsealed Legal Papers
The Independent – Donald Trump paid $1.375 million to settle case involving undocumented Polish workers, reveal documents
The New York Times – Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal

shifted money from his charity for cancer-stricken children back into his businesses?

Donald Trump used his son’s charity for children with cancer to funnel donor money into his own for-profit organization. The charity was supposed to be able to contribute virtually all its donations because it was using Trump family assets for fundraising events. Instead, the charity paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to Donald Trump’s private business.

Trump also purchased a 6-foot tall self-portrait with charity funds. His charity has since been shut down.

Forbes – How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business
USA Today – Trump profited from kids cancer charity, report says

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