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Related: About this forumJudge refuses to throw out Trump University racketeering trial
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2016/oct/20/ticker-trump-university-case-headed-trial/In federal court, judge Gonzalo Curiel this morning (October 20) thumbed down a motion by Donald Trump's lawyers to throw out the Trump University case.
Former students at Trump's highly-touted real estate seminars had raised a question about whether Trump had "knowingly participated in a scheme to defraud," according to the New York Times.
However, a videotape of a Trump deposition remains under wraps, wrote Curiel, who said that a transcript offers a "substantially accurate" representation of the proceedings. Curiel is concerned that the videos could taint jurors, according to The Atlantic.
Curiel also would not throw out allegations that Trump was a participant in a civil racketeering scheme through Trump University.
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Judge refuses to throw out Trump University racketeering trial (Original Post)
pnwmom
Oct 2016
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misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)1. Federal Racketeering. Now that will be a reality show!
Kudos to Judge Curiel
Trump also faces charges in the Rape Case of a Minor.
I believe that possible indictment takes place just a couple weeks after the Election.
And Trump seriously wants to challenge Hillary's win?!
I think he's got bigger things to contend with.
moonscape
(4,673 posts)5. And some tax evasion/fraud issues thanks to Farenthold's work n/t
Cha
(297,275 posts)2. Thank you, Judge Curiel!
ffr
(22,670 posts)3. That sounds very bad for Donald's image.
Hekate
(90,708 posts)4. I hope it is all catching up with The Donald