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Donald Trump’s legal team put the kibosh on Libby Handros’s documentary in 1991. Now on Vimeo for all to see, it’s a quaint reminder of a more restrained era in non-fiction film-making

“In 1991, the only way for a film to be seen was on television or in the theatre,” explains a statement from Libby Handros, producer of a hitherto unseen documentary about beauty pageant magnate and all-round dickbag Donald Trump. That made life difficult for Handros, after Trump threatened to sue any broadcaster or distributor that picked it up. Whether you agree with her that the project was therefore “suppressed”, as opposed to simply ignored, will depend on what you make of Trump: What’s The Deal? now that it’s out in the open.

Handros uploaded the film (a flagrant hit piece documenting Trump’s mafia connections and myriad legal troubles) to Vimeo earlier this month, hoping...

Read More: Lies, Goons and Eco-Destruction: New Doc Shows Life Under Donald Trump The documentary "Trump: What's the Deal?" may have been completed in 1991, but it hasn't reached audiences in over two decades because Donald Trump himself made it very difficult for the film to be screened. He threatened networks, distributors and the filmmakers to prevent viewers from watching the investigative look at his life. Now, just in time for Trump's presidential race, the formerly suppressed documentary has been released to reach its intended audience. "Now that Trump is running for president, it's time for the American people to meet the real Donald and learn how he does business. The old Trump and new Trump? They're the same Trump," said producer Libby Handros. The documentary explores the notion that Trump's wealth isn't self-made or as abundant as he claims, while investigating his use of illegal immigrant labor, his connections with the mafia,...