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Bad loans to real estate developers. >> one of the reasons bankers made outrageous loans was because of federal deposit insurance. if the loan went well, you rake in the profit. if it went poorly, then the federal government picks up the tab. >> with deregulation, the s&ls got into that commercial real estate market and lost their shirt. >> all over the united states, people were building projects for which there were no buyers, mile after mile of these partially completed condos. and theyre all...

Only is for the so committed they are willing to do it instead of have their own life. or the super wealthy. >> yeah. you have a lot of very wealthy people here, and i pat them on the back and say, hey, congratulations. >> fun to visit them at their house here. great houses and condos? >> yes, but this is not representative of america. if you want people who truly arent the mega-wealthy, there has to be a way for your average person to serve. you get a handsome salary, but i challenge everybody ...

Editor at "the new york times" on a few stories. at that time, you were dealing with this lawsuit. >> i was. >> this defamation case. you prevailed in the case, but what did you learn when the now president was under oath? >> that his loose association or relationship with the truth becomes problematic for him when hes confronted with documents that are contrary to things he said over the year publicly on a wide range of issues. in our deposition, it turned out he misrepresented how much money h...

Bad loans to the oil industry. bad loans to real estate developers. >> one of the reasons bankers made outrageous loans was because of federal deposit insurance. if the loan went well, you rake in the profit. if it went poorly, then the federal government picks up the tab. >> with deregulation, the s&ls got into that commercial real estate market and lost their shirt. >> all over the united states, people were building projects for which there were no buyers, mile after mile of these partially c...

Vexleberg investing in gawker, in some ways its a way to get that money out of russia. its a highly unstable place. any day that money can be taken away from you. you just want to park it somewhere. often the best place to park it is an expensive piece of real estate, even if youre paying double, youre still parking that money somewhere where its out of reach of putin. also, you know, you dont technically own it. a terrific example of this was a couple years ago, "the new york times" did a multi...

Is an expensive piece of real estate, even if youre paying double, youre still parking that money somewhere where its out of reach of putin. also, you know, you dont technically own it. a terrific example of this was a couple years ago, "the new york times" did a multi-part series on luxury real estate in new york city, and it took them months to find out, for example, who owns the apartments in the time-warner building on columbus circle. you cant just, you know, look up the lease records, you ...

Just as, and perhaps, because the investigation into the trump campaign in russia is intensifying, the white house is now revealing new information about president trumps tax returns. his lawyers say his last ten years of tax returns show no income from russian sources, quote, with a few exceptions. they even go on to detail these few exceptions. here you go. the 2013 miss universe pageant in moscow, a $95 million estate that was sold to a russian billionaire. and finally, that it is likely that...

Just ask. >> george: just ask someone. >> anthony: uh, you know, youre not getting totally ripped here? >> george: no, its a functional part of daily life. for a long time the rest of the country and the government didnt really like tangier a whole lot. because it was seedy. there are these foreigners that came here and did god knows what. >> anthony: the new king is -- the new -- >> george: he likes tangier. >> anthony: he likes? >> george: yeah, it makes money. >> anthony: he sees it as a futu...

Reporters found that trumps companies are sitting on at least $250 million worth of individual properties in the usa alone. at least 422 luxury condos and penthouses from new york city to vegas and other properties. the conflict of interest is a simple one. the potential to purchase a trump party to curry favor with the president or his family. the real estate is so often bought by llcs, that need not reveal who is behind the sale. "usa today" foujd that since election day, trump companies have ...

Trumps condo sales are booming since the election 14 luxury condos and home building broad $23 million into the trump family, half sold to limited liability companies. >> its billions by the end of this presidency. they are lining their pockets at the expense of the rest of us. >> he may be the billionaire he claimed to be. thank you very much, appreciate you all. up next scientists around the country are getting out of the labs and into the streets. a live update from bill nigh the science guy ...