Trump seeks to block release of Trump University testimony

[DonViejo]

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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Read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/07/13/trump_seeks_to_block_release_of_trump_university_testimony/

[Botany]

1. I saw something about Trump U on CNN this AM and it was damning

Trump U's top instructor/salesman was caught in so many lies it wasn't funny,
Trump made $40 million on Trump U, and Donald was said to given testimony
under oath that he didn't know any of the instuctors.

Trump U was a scam and D. Trump is a con man.

[cstanleytech]

2. I see no reason for the judge to say no to the release considering Hillary will and has been facing

similar problems with her recent issue over the emails and it just levels the playing field though of course I am sure Mr. Trump will be unhappy if he has to play on such a field probably because he is afraid she will likely spank his ass.

[DawgHouse]

3. Oh, I would love to see these videos.

[Sunlei]

4. Here's video for Mondays Republican convention. Republican frontrunner endorses our next President

[riversedge]

6. He sounds actually sane in that clip

[Sunlei]

8. It's pre- twitter neurosis. those all nighters suck the life out of him.

[Gothmog]

5. I am hoping that the court will release the video of this depo

[riversedge]

7. Past time to do a lot of slicing and dicing of trumpys

[awake]

9. Because of Trumps attacks on the Judge in the past mouth Trump opens him self to charges of

intimidation and attempting to influence a Judge if the Judge does not release the info.

[bucolic_frolic]

11. +100x

nice Freudian slip too: "past mouth" because his is always open!

[bucolic_frolic]

10. LOL They're worried about the campaign being 'tarnished'

we're waaaaay beyond that point a long time ago, chumps

No respect for Judge Curiel, no respect for Justice Ginsburg, no
respect for women or little old ladies

What goes on in that man's mind?

[sofa king]

13. Yeah, like elephant poop is "tarnished."

They're not worried about tarnish, they're worried about the crust cracking and letting the putrefied contents ooze out, in public.

[Mc Mike]

12. He's so proud of his business successes, and he did nothing wrong, and he

is such a straight shooter who tells it like it is. Why would he not want to see video publicly broadcast of his favorite thing in the world -- which is l'il donnie dRumpf mouthing off on camera -- talking about his success, saying his wonderful success was fair and legal and due to his genius, and telling the blunt and unvarnished truth, like he always does?