Trump University fraud suit moves forward, Trump may testify

[Lion Heart 15,041]

Judge sets Trump University hearing for first day of GOP convention

By JOSH GERSTEIN

04/26/16 06:32 PM EDT

As the Republican National Convention kicks off this summer, political mavens will be focused on the maneuvering in Cleveland, but it might be worth keeping an eye on happenings some 2000 miles away in a federal courtroom in San Diego.

A federal judge announced this week that on the first day of that convention he plans to convene an important hearing on a class-action lawsuit against Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and his Trump University real estate seminar program.

U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel issued an order Monday setting the July 18 hearing on a move by Trump's lawyers to toss out the Cohen v. Trump case. The judge also plans to take up other motions, including one asking that the case be stripped of its class-action status.

In a series of public appearances in February, Trump said Curiel seemed to be biased against him because the judge "happens to be Spanish" and could be expected to disagree with Trump's strong statements against illegal immigration. The real estate mogul said he might move to disqualify Curiel, but no such motion has been made and Trump's attorney did not raise any issues about the judge during a hearing last month. (Curiel, who was born in Indiana, is of Latino origin.)

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Trials in any of the cases have the potential to force Trump off the campaign trial and onto the witness stand. And even if he is not present, they would be a significant distraction for the potential GOP nominee.

The lawsuits generally claim that Trump misrepresented that his Trump University instructors were handpicked by him and that they had extensive background in real-estate. In fact, Trump has acknowledged he didn't know or meet most of the teachers. One was a convicted felon. Trump has said at least one instructor lied about his background. The New York case also argues that the Trump University name violated state law because it was not a bona fide university.

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[GloZell Green 11,723]

Why does anyone even go to his pathetic university  Hopefully he loses. 

[MJHolland 12,725]

They're suing because Trump didn't hand pick the teachers? And NY doesn't allow anyone to call an institution a university? It's online for god's sake... were the f*cking servers in NY?

Just sounds stupidly political. I doubt anyone was hurt by "attending" Trump U. He'll surely win.

[DrewStevens 5,249]

9 minutes ago, MJHolland said:

They're suing because Trump didn't hand pick the teachers? And NY doesn't allow anyone to call an institution a university? It's online for god's sake... were the f*cking servers in NY?

Just sounds stupidly political. I doubt anyone was hurt by "attending" Trump U. He'll surely win.

That's not why the university is being sued. They are being sued because of misleading publicity. He also didn't have the proper businesses license to operate the university.

They are being very strict but their reasons to sue him are quite reasonable. 

[Sid 6,755]

29 minutes ago, Lion Heart said:

Trump said Curiel seemed to be biased against him because the judge "happens to be Spanish" and could be expected to disagree with Trump's strong statements against illegal immigration.

How does anybody take Trump seriously? What a big baby