The Republican front-runner started to explain: ‘I love the country,’ he said. ‘I have seen what it can do.’ But Trump quickly acknowledged that he never served in the military. During the Vietnam War he received ‘numerous deferments’ because he was enrolled in college and had a disqualifying ‘foot thing.’ Meanwhile, Trump said some of his friends did serve and some died. ‘I always felt a little guilty,’ Trump said.” [Washington Post, 12/2/15] 2015: TRUMP COULD NOT RECALL THE SPECIFICS OF THE BONE SPUR THAT PROMPTED HIS MEDICAL DEFERMENT While Trump Received A Medical Deferment From The Draft Due To A Bone Spur In His Foot, He Could Not Recall Which Foot Had The Problem. “Asked about his own military draft status, Mr. Trump, 69, said that he received medical deferments from the Vietnam War because of a bone spur in his foot. Mr. Trump could not recall which foot was afflicted. Yet Mr. Trump’s awkward and ill-suited remarks about religion and marriage here may have done more damage to his candidacy, at least with Christian conservatives.” [New York Times, 7/19/15] BUSINESS VENTURES NOTE: The business research is being handled by an outside consultant. The following is only representative of some of the business-related research that the DNC has come across naturally in monitoring Trump’s campaign. EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS Companies Owned By Trump Sought To Import At Least 1,100 Foreign Workers On Temporary Visas Since 2000. “A Reuters analysis of U.S. government data reveals that this is business as usual in the New York property magnate's empire. Trump owns companies that have sought to import at least 1,100 foreign workers on temporary visas since 2000, according to U.S. Department of Labor data reviewed by Reuters. Most of the applications were approved, the data show. Nine companies majority-owned by Trump have sought to bring in foreign waitresses, cooks, vineyard workers and other laborers on temporary work-visa programs administered by the Labor Department. The candidate's foreign talent hunt included applications for an assistant golf-course superintendent, an assistant hotel manager and a banquet manager. Two of his companies, Trump Model Management and Trump Management Group LLC, have sought visas for nearly 250 foreign fashion models, the records show. Trump’s presidential campaign and a lawyer for the businessman declined to comment. The Mar-a-Lago Club could not be reached for comment.” [Reuters, 7/31/15] • Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Resort Tried To Bring In 787 Workers Foreign Workers Since 2006. “The Mar-a-Lago, a luxury resort in Palm Beach, Florida, has sought the most foreign workers of the nine Trump businesses: 787 workers since 2006, according to the data.” [Reuters, 7/31/15] Due To Trump’s Casinos’ 2009 Bankruptcy, Unsecured Creditors — Low-Level Investors, Contractors, Small-Time Vendors — Got Less Than A Penny On The Dollar For Their Claims. “And it wasn’t just faceless bankers who got burned in the bankruptcies. In the 2009 case, unsecured creditors — low-level investors, contractors, small- Confidential Page 61