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Trump ACCIDENTALLY CELEBRATES Decision by DA that will SCREW HIM
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Source: MeidasTouch
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on why the decision by the Westchester County District Attorney not to charge Trump is actually bad news for Trump because the decision was not made on the merits but because other entities had jurisdiction.
As a resident of Briarcliff Manor, New York can a homeowner appeal the property assessment of another owner? In this case Trump hurt the school operating budget and a lot of the owners are angry.
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The village of Briarcliff has approximately 2,400 parcels of property on record, and property taxes will likely rise by an average $245 next year as a result of the club’s actions. This means local residents will effectively be subsidizing Trump’s golf course. The club was emboldened to pull this scheme because the same local government recently lost a court case against Sleepy Hollow Country Club in which a judge ruled that “there is no mandate to value golf courses or country clubs using any particular techniques.” The club is now exploiting that decision for his own profit.
