The Trump Files/CASE 41/2005–2018

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Trump University

A $25 million settlement over seminars that promised his secrets

Ninth Circuit opinion affirming approval of the Trump University settlement, February 6, 2018. Complete first page.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Source & image context ↗

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Settled for $25 million / no admission / no trial verdict

Students got most of their money back. There was no trial verdict.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

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What happened

Not a university, and not a fraud conviction.

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Sources & limits.

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  1. Ninth Circuit: Low v. Trump University, February 6, 2018 ↗

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  2. Trump University settlement agreement, filed December 2016 (court-document reproduction) ↗

    Original filed agreement reproduced by a court-news organization, rather than a settlement website now displaying unrelated commercial links.

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