"In 1973, Donald Trump and his slumlord father were sued by the Department of Justice for racial discrimination, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The suit was based on evidence from civil rights testers working for the New York City Human Rights Division. Essentially, Black people were told that there were no units available to rent in Trump-owned buildings, while white people were offered them."
"An explosive report from The New York Times reveals that the Trump administration has been quietly gutting enforcement of the Fair Housing Act. Whistleblowers from the Department of Housing and Urban Development report that Trump's political appointees have made it "nearly impossible for them to do their jobs" of investigating violations of the FHA, and prosecuting racists. The numbers back up the whistleblowers' claims. The Times reports that HUD has seen a 65 percent reduction in staff since Trump re-took office."
The Department of Justice sued Donald Trump and his father in 1973 for violating the Fair Housing Act after civil rights testers found Black applicants were told no units were available while white applicants were offered apartments. Trump countersued the DOJ and the case settled without admission of guilt. The Trump administration has reduced HUD enforcement capacity, with whistleblowers saying political appointees hinder investigations and prosecutions. HUD experienced a 65 percent staff reduction, legal staff fell from 22 to 6, and HUD-originated discrimination charges declined from about 35 annually to four.
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