Meet Trump: the Ringmaster
Published: April 24, 2025 •
2 min read
Overview
As a private citizen:3 marriages, 34 felony convictions, 6 corporate bankruptcies, 12 failed ventures, 4,000+ legal cases, 26 women publicly accused him of sexual misconduct, $130,000 paid in hush money to a porn star, 1,500+ mentions in the Epstein files.
As the President of the United States:387,000 federal workers fired, 20+ federal agencies eliminated, 1,568+ pardons to criminals, 540,000 deportations, 90 countries hit with tariffs and alienated, 20,000 ICE agents poised to invade American cities, 7 states (5 pending) gerrymandering election districts to cheat on next election.
Marriages
- Ivana Trump
- Marla Maples
- Melania Trump
Convictions
34 felony convictions
All come from one single criminal case (New York, 2024) for falsifying business records (related to hush-money payments). Other criminal cases (federal + state) did NOT result in convictions (dismissed, delayed, or unresolved as of late 2025).
Bankruptcies
6 corporate bankruptcies (1991–2014)
Failed ventures
Rough estimate: 10–12 notable failed or troubled ventures
- Trump Taj Mahal – went bankrupt (1991)
- Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino – bankrupt (1992)
- Trump Castle – restructured/bankrupt
- Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts – major financial collapse (2004)
- Trump Entertainment Resorts – bankrupt again (2009)
- Trump Airlines – failed (early 1990s)
- Trump University – shut down after lawsuits
- Trump Vodka – discontinued
- Trump Steaks – short-lived
- Trump Mortgage – collapsed during 2007–08 crisis
- GoTrump.com – shut down
Legal Cases
Over 4,000 legal cases involving Trump and his businesses.
That includes: being sued (contractors, fraud claims, defamation, etc.), suing others (very common in his business style), and mix of civil cases (vast majority) and a smaller number of criminal matters.
Sexual Allegations
The most legally significant case: E. Jean Carroll - A jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation (2023). He was ordered to pay millions in damages.
In 2016, Stormy Daniels (real name Stephanie Clifford) was paid $130,000 shortly before the election. It was meant to secure a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) about an alleged past encounter.
And as President he continues:
Tax cuts favoring corporations and higher earners, cuts to healthcare programs & food assistance, bypass Congress on spending and policy, use of government against political opponents, efforts to reshape election rules, rollback of climate protections, removal of emissions standards, replacement of career officials with loyalists, attempts to restrict or pressure press access, demolition of part of the White House, expansion of fossil fuel and industrial activity, and rollbacks affecting: women’s rights, workplace protections, and DEI (diversity programs).
