A civil-rights lawsuit brought by the Justice Department against Donald Trump and his father Fred Trump in 1973 claimed that African-Americans and Puerto Ricans were prevented from renting apartments from Trump.
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The FBI released hundreds of pages related to a 1970s housing discrimination lawsuit against Trump
The reports are damning.
Donald Trump displays an artist's concept of "Television City," in this Nov. 18, 1985 photo.
one statement from a rental supervisor stood out:
He also gave this account after a colleague received a black couple's application:
Another interview from a former doorman of a Trump building in Brooklyn provided the following account:
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Although some of the allegations were damning, the majority of those interviewed in the investigation said they were unaware of discrimination, according to Politico.
Trump eventually filed a $100 million countersuit, accusing the government of defamation, alleging that they were saying
In 1975, Trump agreed to a consent decree, whereby no admission of wrongdoing would be given, however, his management company was ordered to take out ads telling ethnic minorities that they were welcome to seek housing at Trump properties.
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