, to be at the airport waving him goodbye . He ’s running a campaign on the very things that he ’s saying he ’s going to fight against — bigotry , hatred . He ’s talking about taking down fascism and then comparing what he wants to do to the era of taking down fascism .
In the summer of 1982 Cody , then under indictment , ordered a citywide strike — but the concrete work continued at Trump Tower . After Cody was convicted of racketeering , imprisoned and lost control of the union , Trump sued the woman for $ 250,000 for alteration work . She countersued for $ 20 million and in court papers accused Trump of taking kickbacks from contractors , asserting this could “ be the basis of a criminal proceedingjustice.initiatejudicialprocess.narequiring an attorney general ’s investigation ” into Trump . Trump then quickly settled , paying the woman a half - million dollars . Trump said at the time and since then that he hardly knew those involved and there was nothing improper his dealings with Cody or the woman .