The FBI has released almost 400 pages of records from an October 1973 lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against the Trump Organization for race discrimination. The company, run by Donald Trump and his father, Fred Trump, were accused of violating the Fair Housing Act by refusing to rent apartment to black and Puerto Rican people.

According to the report records, black people were often told that no apartments were available when they called, enough though it was the same time that white people were being offered apartments.

However, some black people did get accepted but still faced discrimination by being charged more for rent than the white people that also occupied the building. This FBI file included dozens of interviews with tenants, management, and employees.

“[A supervisor] told me that if a black person came to 2650 Ocean Parkway and inquired about an apartment for rent, and he ... was not there at the time, that I should tell him that the rent was twice as much as it really was, in order that he could not afford the apartment,” a doorman for a Trump building in Brooklyn stated.

Of course, in true Trump style, they responded to these allegations with a $100 million lawsuit against the government for defamation, which was dismissed in court.

The lawsuit against the Trumps was settled with a consent decree, meaning the company didn’t have to admit fault, but were required to place safeguards to prevent discrimination.

It seems clear that the FBI had a motive in releasing these files, but why now? If these had been spread throughout the media during the election, it could have damaged Trump’s chances to a degree. Maybe voters would have realized the kind of crooked business our newly elected president has been involved in.