Prosecutors have agreed to redact Trump’s name from an undercover recording where Burke talked about how his private law firm had won property tax breaks for Trump’s downtown Chicago skyscraper.
Jurors in the upcoming racketeering trial of former 14th Ward Ald. Edward Burke are going to hear a lot of names, including fellow aldermen, city commissioners, developers, architects and restaurant franchisees. But one name they will not hear: Donald Trump. That’s because prosecutors have agreed to redact Trump’s name from an undercover recording where Burke talked about how his private law firm had won property tax breaks for Trump’s downtown Chicago skyscraper.
Among the projects Burke tried to capitalize on was the massive $800 million renovation of the Old Post Office in the West Loop, according to the charges. Also charged was Burke’s longtime aide, Peter Andrews, who was accused of assisting the alderman in attempting to shake down two business owners seeking to renovate a Burger King restaurant in the 14th Ward.
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