Judge orders release of internal Trump University documents

[WhiteTara]

Source: Washington Post

A federal judge has ordered the release of internal Trump University documents in an ongoing lawsuit against the company, including “playbooks” that advised sales personnel how to market high-priced courses on getting rich through real estate.

The Friday ruling, in which Judge Gonzalo Curiel cited heightened public interest in presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, was issued in response to a request by The Washington Post. The ruling was a setback for Trump, whose attorneys argued that the documents contained trade secrets.

Curiel’s order came the same day that Trump railed against the judge at a boisterous San Diego rally for his handling of the case, in which students have alleged they were misled and defrauded. The trial is set for November.

Trump, who previously questioned whether Curiel’s Hispanic heritage made him biased due to Trump’s support for building a wall on the Mexican border, said Friday that Curiel “happens to be, we believe, Mexican.” Trump called the judge a “hater of Donald Trump” who had “railroaded” him in the case.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/judge-orders-release-of-internal-trump-university-documents/2016/05/28/2e960e5e-24f9-11e6-8690-f14ca9de2972_story.html

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boo hoo Daffy Donald, you are digging a deeper hole with this judge and you won't win.

[COLGATE4]

1. As another DU'er so correctly pointed out earlier today

the worst thing you can do as a litigant is to piss off a Federal Judge. Now I'm just hazarding a guess here but, if I were a betting person I'd bet that Judge Curiel is less than amused by The Donald's comments about him and his ethnic heritage.

[WhiteTara]

4. Yes, this should be fun to watch.

Look for him to have big problems and to lose the case, even on appeal. I guess this is civil, but it would be great if it were criminal.

[Stonepounder]

9. Yep. Pissing off the judge in your trial ranks right up there

with the adage to never pick a fight with someone who buys their ink by the barrel. Trump is the consummate flim-flam artist, the seller of snake oil and guaranteed arthritis cures. Looks like this time he forgot to get out of town before the populace realized that his snake oil was worthless.

[PatSeg]

17. He evidently forgot

that he's not dealing with a political opponent or a protester at one of his rallies. He has been on the campaign trail too long and is starting to believe his own hype. I think he really believes he is invulnerable. He can do or say anything and there are no consequences (thanks to the media). All that dumb luck will run out eventually.

[Cryptoad]

2. How Funny

all week the DU Hate Hillary group has been yayaying about criminal charges for the Presumptive Democratic Nominee, hrc45.without merit....but now here is story with some meat in in for doing the same to Trump.... but nare a peep from the Group about this.

[gordianot]

3. Peep

Donald also has problems let the sun shine in.

[JudyM]

5. Throw him in the slammer for contempt of court.

[joshcryer]

6. 5 replies.

Only another thousand more DU thinks this is as significant as Clinton's emails.

[WhiteTara]

11. Well, this is in court and Clinton's emails are not.

[joshcryer]

13. I'm saying this is a bigger deal than "those damn emails."

This is a yuuuuge problem for Trump.

[WhiteTara]

19. yes, especially since he has really pissed off the judge!

I can imagine that it will get VERY close scrutiny.

[sulphurdunn]

7. the Trump University scam

is all you need to know about Trump. Everything else is just icing on the cake.

[PatSeg]

18. And then there is his

"recession proof" pyramid scheme selling customized nutritional supplements - Trump Network. He isn't even a very good con-artist.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-network-cbs-news-investigation-supplements-multi-level-marketing/

[LS_Editor]

8. This is why smart businessmen settle outside of court.

And keep an agreement subject to non-disclosure.

Trump is an idiot.

[NJCher]

10. can't wait to read these

As a person in higher ed, it should be most amusing.

I once worked as a teacher for a for-profit university. I lasted 3 months; the whole concept of hustling for students made me sick and I quit.




Cher

[Tactical Peek]

12. Trade secrets?!

Lyin' Donald is lying.

[truthisfreedom]

14. Heeheehee!

Trade secrets people would pay to keep secret, just to save themselves from failure!

[wolfie001]

16. Racist bloviating pig! nt

[TomCADem]

20. Does not fit with narrative that Trump tells it like it is...

...so watch this get relegated to the backpage.

[YOHABLO]

21. I will be so glad to see the Trump empire crumble. Let the games begin.

[Kingofalldems]

22. Kick this one.

[WhiteTara]

23. thanks. It should get a milestone

[pat_k]

24. Kudos to Judge Curiel for doing the right thing! (nt)