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"For two weeks prior to the Iowa caucus, we ran a documentary on Donald Trump. When it was first supposed to be aired, however, Trump himself quickly shut down the possibilities for the film to run with threats to sue.
“He screamed, and yelled and threatened to sue us,” said Libby Handros, the producer of the documentary, Trump: What’s the Deal?, which was a pilot to a series about businessmen celebrities that was planned to be aired back in the early 1990s. “We couldn’t fight back; people weren’t brave enough.”
The documentary series was meant to expose the era of businessmen celebrities and their true intentions. At the time, the producers heard from distributors that Trump had threatened to sue anyone who broadcast the film. He effectively stopped it from being aired.
“We did however show the film in two back-to-back screenings at the Bridgehampton Community House coincidentally the day that Donald announced his engagement to Marla Maples,” noted Handros.
The documentary was screened in Bridgehampton, against the wishes of Leonard Stern, owner of The Village Voice at the time, who financed a large portion of the project. Stern was trying to stay out of trouble.
After Trump exerted pressure, the team lost its main distributor, making the possibility of airing the film non-existent."
Here it is, all 12 parts.
Part 1:
This is actually a fascinating documentary. Never knew 90% of this stuff. Takes a while to make it through all 12 parts, but it's well worth it.
Part 2 is available here.
Part 3 is available here.
Part 4 is available here.
Part 5 is available here.
Part 6 is available here.
Part 7 is available here.
Part 8 is available here.
Part 9 is available here.
Part 10 is available here.
Part 11 is available here.
Part 12 is available here.
“He screamed, and yelled and threatened to sue us,” said Libby Handros, the producer of the documentary, Trump: What’s the Deal?, which was a pilot to a series about businessmen celebrities that was planned to be aired back in the early 1990s. “We couldn’t fight back; people weren’t brave enough.”
The documentary series was meant to expose the era of businessmen celebrities and their true intentions. At the time, the producers heard from distributors that Trump had threatened to sue anyone who broadcast the film. He effectively stopped it from being aired.
“We did however show the film in two back-to-back screenings at the Bridgehampton Community House coincidentally the day that Donald announced his engagement to Marla Maples,” noted Handros.
The documentary was screened in Bridgehampton, against the wishes of Leonard Stern, owner of The Village Voice at the time, who financed a large portion of the project. Stern was trying to stay out of trouble.
After Trump exerted pressure, the team lost its main distributor, making the possibility of airing the film non-existent."
Here it is, all 12 parts.
Part 1:
This is actually a fascinating documentary. Never knew 90% of this stuff. Takes a while to make it through all 12 parts, but it's well worth it.
Part 2 is available here.
Part 3 is available here.
Part 4 is available here.
Part 5 is available here.
Part 6 is available here.
Part 7 is available here.
Part 8 is available here.
Part 9 is available here.
Part 10 is available here.
Part 11 is available here.
Part 12 is available here.