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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Trump sells his Beverly Hills house for way above the average home price

    One of Donald Trump’s last California properties, a 5400 square foot Beverly Hills mansion, has been sold for $13.5 million. That's nearly double what the Trump Organization paid for it 12 years ago.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 14, 2019 • 50m Listen

    One of Donald Trump’s last California properties, a 5400 square foot Beverly Hills mansion, has been sold for $13.5 million. That's nearly double what the Trump Organization paid for it 12 years ago. It was bought by Hillcrest Asia Limited, a company run by Indonesian billionaire and Trump business partner Hary Tanoesoedibjo.

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    4. 29:23

      Trump sells his Beverly Hills house to an Indonesian billionaire for $13.5 million

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    In this episode

    5 stories
    1. 0:009 min

      U.S. says Iran fired on two oil tankers, but Iran says it didn't

    2. 9:068 min

      Crisis in Sudan becomes a cause on social media with #BlueforSudan

    3. 17:1412 min

      New York just passed sweeping protections for renters, while rent control measures died in California

    4. 29:238 min

      Trump sells his Beverly Hills house to an Indonesian billionaire for $13.5 million

    5. 37:4413 min

      Critic: 'Men in Black: International' is absolutely useless, but Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thomson are fun together

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