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American Bankruptcy Institute

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Nov 14, 2025
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How many times did Trump-owned casinos file for bankruptcy and in which years?

Reporting varies because “how many” depends on whether you count separate corporate entities or individual properties: several reputable fact checks and academic work list four Chapter 11 filings tied...

Nov 19, 2025
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How many corporate bankruptcies has Donald Trump been linked to and which companies were they?

Reporting and fact-checking commonly state that Donald Trump never filed for personal bankruptcy but was tied to multiple corporate Chapter 11 cases; mainstream counts vary between “four” and “six” de...

Nov 22, 2025
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Which Trump businesses filed for bankruptcy and what happened to their assets afterward?

Donald Trump’s business entities have gone through multiple Chapter 11 reorganizations tied largely to his casinos and hotels in the 1990s and two later corporate restructurings in 2004 and 2009; repo...

Nov 18, 2025

How did Trump's bankruptcies affect his personal wealth, creditors, and investors?

Donald Trump’s businesses have used Chapter 11 reorganizations at least four times (Taj Mahal 1991, Plaza 1992, casinos 2004 and 2009), a strategy that allowed those companies to restructure debt with...

Nov 14, 2025

how many times has donald trump filed for bankrupscy

Reporting and expert summaries differ: many mainstream outlets list four corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcies tied to Trump’s casinos and hotels (notably 1991, 1992, 2004, 2009) while a number of legal a...

Dec 19, 2025

What role did Trump's leadership play in the bankruptcy filings of his companies?

Donald Trump’s companies filed multiple Chapter 11 reorganizations largely tied to highly leveraged casino and hotel investments, industry downturns, and restructuring choices that his leadership appr...

Jan 14, 2026

How many times has Donald J. Trump filed for corporate bankruptcy and when (years)?

Donald J. Trump’s corporate enterprises filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection multiple times during the 1990s and 2000s, but sources disagree on the precise count; a prominent bankruptcy-industry...

Jan 13, 2026

Did trump ever get bankrupt?

Donald J. Trump never filed for personal bankruptcy, but several business entities tied to him have used Chapter 11 reorganization multiple times; reporting and fact-checkers differ on whether to coun...

Dec 6, 2025

How did Trump’s personal brand and public statements influence outcomes of the bankruptcies?

Donald Trump used Chapter 11 restructurings six times (sources count varies between four and six in reporting) to reorganize business debts rather than liquidate assets, a tactic his defenders call le...

Nov 26, 2025

Which Trump Organization entities filed for Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 bankruptcy and in what years?

Public reporting and fact‑checks show Trump‑owned businesses (mainly his Atlantic City casino companies) filed Chapter 11 reorganizations multiple times in the 1990s and later in 2004 and 2009; Politi...

Jan 2, 2026

How much of the Taj Mahal did Donald Trump own before the 1991 bankruptcy?

Contemporary reporting and later summaries of the 1991 Chapter 11 reorganization indicate that Donald Trump surrendered roughly half of his personal ownership stake in the Trump Taj Mahal to bondholde...

Nov 29, 2025

Were there legal or criminal investigations tied to any of Trump’s business bankruptcies?

Multiple reporting and fact-checking outlets say Donald Trump’s businesses filed Chapter 11 reorganizations at least four times (Taj Mahal 1991, Plaza 1992, Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts 2004, Trump E...

Nov 29, 2025

How did Chapter 11 affect employees, creditors, and contracts of Trump-owned companies?

Chapter 11 allowed Trump-owned companies to stay operating while shedding or renegotiating large debts and altering ownership stakes — for example a 2004 reorganization cut $1.8 billion of debt and sh...