
Das englische wikipedia schreibt:
Trump University LLC (formerly the Trump Wealth Institute;[3] later named Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC) was an American for-profit education company that ran a real estate training program from 2005 until at least 2010. After multiple lawsuits, it is now defunct. It was founded by Donald Trump and his associates, Michael Sexton and Jonathan Spitalny, in 2004.[4] The company offered courses in real estate, asset management, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation, charging fees ranging from $1,500 to $35,000 per course.[5]
Es laufen insgesamt drei Klagen. Zwei gegen das Unternehmen, und eine gegen Trump als Person:
Klage 1 erhebt der Staat New York gegen das Unternehmen, weil Trump University das Wort "University" benutzt, ohne eine staatlich anerkannte Universität zu sein:
In 2005, the New York State Department of Education sent Trump, Sexton, and Trump University a letter saying that they were violating state law by using the word "university" when in fact Trump University was not actually chartered as one and did not have the required license to offer live instruction or training.[12] Although Sexton promised that the organization would stop instructing students in New York State, the New York Attorney General alleged that such instruction continued.[12]
[...] On August 24, 2013, the State of New York filed a $40 million civil suit against Trump University alleging illegal business practices and false claims made by the company.[20] Donald Trump denied the allegations, claiming the school had a 98% approval rating, and said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was "a political hack looking to get publicity."[21] Trump filed a complaint alleging that the state Attorney General's investigation was accompanied by a campaign donation shakedown; the complaint was investigated by a New York ethics board and dismissed in August 2015.[22]
Schneiderman described Trump University as a bait-and-switch scheme and pointed to the fact that the organization was not a university.[23] Schneiderman accused Trump of misleading more than 5,000 people to pay up to $35,000 to learn his real estate investment techniques.[24]
In October 2014, a New York judge found Trump personally liable for operating the company without the required business license.
Klage 2 ist von einer Beschädigten durch Trump University, welche das Unternehmen auf Schadensersatz verklagt:
Tarla Makaeff, who paid nearly $60,000 to Trump University in 2008, brought a class action lawsuit against Trump University on April 30, 2010, in U.S. District Court for Southern California.[25][26] The suit, Makaeff v. Trump University, LLC, sought refunds for Makaeff and other former clients of Trump University, as well as punitive damages for breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation and bad faith. It did not originally name Donald Trump as a defendant,[27] but did so in a later amended complaint.[28] In February 2014, U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel recognized the suit as class-action in three states–California, Florida, and New York–rather than all fifty states as the plaintiff originally requested. He also narrowed the case to just five of the plaintiffs' original fourteen charges.[29]
[...] On May 27, 2016, in response to a request from the Washington Post, Judge Curiel ordered the release of documents related to the case, including those detailing Trump University's procedures for student management and public relations. He noted they were "routine" and many already publicly available.[36][37]
Klage 3 ist ebenfalls durch einen Beschädigten gegen Trump persönlich. Die Anklage lautet auf "Racketeering", ein Begriff des amerikanischen Rechts, welches das Betreiben einer Gaunerei oder eines organisierten Verbrechens beschreibt. Der Vorwurf lautet hier konkret, dass Trump genau wusste, dass er seine Kunden belügt und betrügt, aber dennoch horende Summen von ihnen annahm (mehrere Zehntausend US-$):
In a separate civil lawsuit, Art Cohen v. Donald J. Trump, filed in mid-February 2014 in federal district court in California,[38] U.S. District Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel allowed claimants in California, Florida, and New York to proceed as a class action and rejected Trump's request to dismiss their racketeering claim.[39] As of May 2016, trial was scheduled to begin on November 28, 2016.[40] On May 27, 2016, Curiel granted a request by The Washington Post for public release of certain internal Trump University documents.[41] The released information included "playbooks" documenting instructions for employees to use a hard-sell approach, as well as testimony from some former employees that Trump University had defrauded or lied to its students.[13][42]
Klage 2 und 3 werden von Richter Gonzalo P. Curiel geführt. Diese Person ist ein Bilderbuchbeispiel für gelungene Migration und Integration. Er ist Sohn ärmlicher mexikanischer (und legaler) Einwanderer, und hat es zu dem Richter eines hohen Gerichtes geschafft. Er ist die Verkörperung des amerikanischen Traumes. Weil Trump so ein genialer und gewiefter Politiker ist (Achtung, wieder Ironie

Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” Mr. Gingrich, who ran for president in 2012 and is rumored to be on Mr. Trump’s vice-presidential short list, said the billionaire businessman’s recent comments aren’t fitting of a serious White House contender.
“This is one of the worst mistakes Trump has made,” he said. “I think it’s inexcusable … Trump has got to move to a new level. This is no longer the primaries. He is no longer an interesting contender. He is now the potential leader of the United States, and he’s got to move his game up to the level of being a potential leader.”
Ich halte euch auf dem Laufenden
