Trump’s ‘Canceled’ Empire Makes Comeback Rivaling Political Rise

The Trump Organization was looking battered just last year. Its businesses had already been convicted of criminal fraud. It was hit with a civil judgment of more than $450 million. Its longtime chief financial officer had been incarcerated (twice).

But as Donald Trump returns to the White House, his family real estate company is set for a revival that echoes his political comeback. Two lines of business that changed the most since he first took office — licensing the Trump name overseas and running golf and resort properties — are particularly equipped to profit.

To ethicists, it’s a recipe for ...