After being stung by a very expensive divorce settlement from Ivana, Donald made sure that his prenup with Marla was airtight. The agreement, according to reports, could only be broken if it was proven that Donald had at any point in proceedings hidden money or underestimated his worth. He therefore had much more incentive to overvalue his fortune.

At the time, he said that the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City was worth $1.25 billion (£1.04bn), even though it was in debt and losing money. Two other casinos that later went bankrupt were given a combined value of $1 billion (£831m). Trump’s accountants said at the time that they had "not audited or reviewed" the numbers, adding: "Assets are presented at current values estimated by Trump using various valuation methods."

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