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Donald Trump’s Business Plan Left a Trail of Unpaid Bills

Hardball tactics from the presumptive Republican nominee’s real-estate career had some suppliers claiming he shortchanged them

Donald Trump often boasts on the presidential campaign trail that hardball tactics helped make him a successful businessman, an approach many voters say they admire. Those tactics have also left behind bitter tales among business owners who say he shortchanged them.

A review of court filings from jurisdictions in 33 states, along with interviews with business people, real-estate executives and others, shows a pattern over Mr. Trump’s...

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