Trump's True Crimes

Episode 4: The Godfather

Long before Donald Trump dominated headlines, his father Fred Trump Sr. was quietly perfecting the family’s signature style: bending the rules without breaking them.

In this episode, we uncover how Fred turned government housing programs into a personal goldmine—twice investigated for profiteering off federal subsidies meant to help veterans and working-class families. No charges. No consequences. Just profits.

Was he a savvy tycoon—or the original architect of a family empire built on manipulation and moral gray zones?

From Senate hearings to state probes, this is the origin story of a dynasty—and the man who may have written the playbook.