Trump’s Shambolic Empire Faces Long Odds for One More Comeback

  • He’s lost $500 million while in office, and tenants want out
  • Yet as messy presidency ends, business deals may beckon abroad
Donald Trump stands on the ice of Wollman Rink in Central Park in 1986.Photographer: Ted Thai/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images
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On the day Donald Trump was getting impeached in Washington, the lobby of his New York tower at 40 Wall St. was almost silent. Few footsteps smudged the shiny marble.

But up the dark and golden elevators, trouble was stirring in one of the billionaire’s most valuable properties. Inside one law office, two partners had clashed over whether to keep paying rent to a landlord who encouraged the Capitol’s deadly riot. On the 24th floor, a nonprofit that fights tuberculosis was exploring options for leaving. On the seventh, the Girl Scouts were figuring out how to break their lease.