The NYT suggests a connection between the tax burden being reduced and Governor Chris Christie having taken office a year before, noting how after he had 'the tone of the litigation shifted' before the settlement was reached. However, in December 2011 the state agreed to a settlement that saw it collect just $5 million of what had been owed. ChristieĪccording to an investigation published this week in The New York Times, by the early 2010s current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's casinos owed nearly $30 million in back taxes, with the state of New Jersey having battled in court for six years in an attempt to collect what was owed.
Martin Harris NYT Investigates Connection Between Trump Casinos' Tax Burden Being Lifted and NJ Gov.
