Trump seeks to block release of Trump University testimony
Source: Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge who has been a target of Donald Trump’s unending scorn must decide whether to release videos of the presumed Republican presidential nominee testifying in a lawsuit about the now-defunct Trump University — images that Trump’s attorneys worry will be used to tarnish the campaign.
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel faces Trump’s attorneys Wednesday for the first time since he permitted the release of unrelated documents in a class-action lawsuit alleging fraud, a move that led Trump to intensify his unusual attacks on the judge that included mention of his Mexican heritage.
The lawsuits allege that Trump University, which wasn’t accredited as a school, gave seminars and classes across the country that were like infomericals, constantly pressuring students to spend up to $35,000 for mentorships and, in the end, failing on its promise to teach success in real estate.
News organizations want full transcripts and video of Trump testifying at an all-day deposition Dec. 10 at his New York office and for three hours on Jan. 21 in a Las Vegas law office. Nearly all transcripts have been released and Trump’s attorneys said last month that they won’t oppose unsealing the remaining pieces. The big battle is over video, which Trump’s attorneys don’t want to see sliced and diced in campaign attack ads.
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