roffman makes a major public apology or is dismissed." >> narrator: roffman had worked at his brokeragee says they told him to back down. >> donald trump was trying to send a message to other people on wall street: "you better not badmouth me, or your job may be in jeopardy." >> narrator: roffman stood his ground. >> my firm, i mean, fired me, like, on the spot, and not just in a nice way. they actually escorted me out the building, and when the elevator got down to the lobby to exit, my boss made a comment to me. "marvin, you know, i like you as a person, but a little friendly advice: keep your mouth shut about this or you'll never work in the industry again." >> narrator: burdened by debt, the taj would not turn a profit. by that winter, as roffman predicted, the casino was in serious trouble. >> his business condition was terrible, worse than terrible. we were in a deep recession and people weren't going to atlantic city, so the revenue stream from atlantic city, the taj mahal, and the other casinos was poor. >> narrator: trump's other investments had not fared much better. the plaza