The View today... Donald Trump to run for president in 2012? video

Donald Trump buys Lopez tonight video
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Donald Trump Buys 'Lopez Tonight'
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 | 12:00 AM |
California has fallen on tough times, and many television shows are going broke. But not to worry -- Mr. Trump bought George out! Say goodbye to "Lopez Tonight"... introducing "Donald J. Trump's Lopez Tonight!"

Carlyle Group corruption
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The district attorney said Gross served as the intermediary between the majority owners, Hudson Waterfront Associates of Hong Kong, and the buyers, Extell and the Carlyle Group [CYL.UL]. The deal was finalized in November 2005 for $1.76 billion and Hudson paid the bonus.

Prosecutors said Gross asked his bosses in Hong Kong to label the bonus as a fee payable to a shell corporation that Gross controlled called Itamar Capital.

"This falsification of Hudson's business records allowed Gross to receive the $1 million through Itamar thus evading New York City and State taxes," Morgenthau said.

At the time of the 2005 deal, the site on a former railyard along the Hudson River was the largest parcel of undeveloped land in Manhattan. It was bought from the Hong Kong consortium and Donald Trump. The real estate tycoon sued his partners in 2005 saying they sold it for much less than it was worth.

Donald Trump to run for president of the US in 2012
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Donald Trump says he may run for president of the United States and dropped his latest hint about a possible 2012 bid during a trip to Scotland on Friday.

"A lot of people have asked me to do it and until recently I would have no interest," the 64-year-old property tycoon and host of the reality show The Apprentice told reporters, adding that President Barack Obama was "having a very hard time."

Trump lawsuit leads to indictment and plea in property sale
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Investigators say that the Hong Kong partners, who operated under the name Hudson Waterfront Associates, told the buyers, the Extell Development Corporation and the Carlyle Group, to pay a $17 million finder’s fee to Fineview, a company based in the British Virgin Islands, Mr. Morgenthau said.

But prosecutors said they believed that Fineview was not a legitimate third-party broker and that the $17 million might have ended up in the hands of the Hong Kong partners.

Mr. Morgenthau said investigators were able to track the flow of the money, which was transferred to from the Channel Islands and to London, before ending up in Hong Kong in the hands of someone associated with the investors. By routing the $17 million through Fineview, Mr. Morgenthau said, the investors were able to avoid paying income taxes on it as part of the purchase.