# Trump University lawsuit **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 18, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352 "2016-11-18T18:45:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/1 "2016-11-18T18:45:17Z")
According to [this Politico article](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-university-lawsuit-settlement-231610) the Trump University lawsuit is about to settle. In March Trump stated that he wouldn’t settle because it was an easy win. I’m shocked, I tell you, _shocked_ that now he’s willing to pay some fairly serious money (reportedly $20 to $25 million) to settle the case. Of course, it’s easy for me to say because it’s not my money, but I’d sure like to see the litigants demand that the settlement include an admission of wrongdoing. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/2 "2016-11-18T18:55:18Z")
Unfortunately, no such luck. No admission of guilt is part of the package. so he will claim this as a “win”, and his Trumpettes will accept it as a “win”. Still someone should keep a _damn_ close eye out for who’s pocket that settlement money comes out of, knowing his past history. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/3 "2016-11-18T18:59:37Z")
So, who gets the money? All the victims get theirs back, or just the guys who participated in the suit? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/4 "2016-11-18T19:01:37Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > So, who gets the money? All the victims get theirs back, or just the guys who participated in the suit? Well, if this goes the way most class actions seem to, their lawyers get 30%, and the plaintiffs get a $15 voucher for a real-estate course at the school of their choice… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/5 "2016-11-18T19:08:26Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Unfortunately, no such luck. No admission of guilt is part of the package. so he will claim this as a “win”, and his Trumpettes will accept it as a “win”. Still someone should keep a _damn_ close eye out for who’s pocket that settlement money comes out of, knowing his past history. Roughly 7.8 cents for each person in the US. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/6 "2016-11-18T19:10:24Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > his Trumpettes will accept it as a “win”. S Trumpeteers? ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/7 "2016-11-18T19:43:23Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Trumpeteers? The Trumped. (Or is that us?) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/8 "2016-11-18T21:01:37Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > The Trumped. (Or is that us?) We have met the Trumped and they is us. This forum requires that you wait 60 seconds between posts. Please try again in 1 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/9 "2016-11-18T21:53:46Z")
> [@Anny\_Middon](#): > > According to [this Politico article](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/trump-university-lawsuit-settlement-231610) the Trump University lawsuit is about to settle. > > In March Trump stated that he wouldn’t settle because it was an easy win. I’m shocked, I tell you, _shocked_ that now he’s willing to pay some fairly serious money (reportedly $20 to $25 million) to settle the case. > > Of course, it’s easy for me to say because it’s not my money, but I’d sure like to see the litigants demand that the settlement include an admission of wrongdoing. Serious money to you and me; pocket change for Trump, who will likely pay it out of his “foundation” with OPM. But it’s okay, from what I’m reading of late, this administration will likely implode from scandal within a couple of years due to profiteering, insider trading, and nepotism. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/10 "2016-11-18T21:57:11Z")
His "foundation is currently shut down. If he can wait a couple of months, he’ll have access to a few trillion dollars. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/11 "2016-11-18T22:07:47Z")
if only the people suing him would say “nope, no settle” - even if they might lose - just to get the jackass on the stand - or moreso to watch the lawyerly shenanigans as they attempt to get/prevent him taking the stand, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/12 "2016-11-19T01:46:43Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Unfortunately, no such luck. No admission of guilt is part of the package. so he will claim this as a “win”, and his Trumpettes will accept it as a “win”. Still someone should keep a _damn_ close eye out for who’s pocket that settlement money comes out of, knowing his past history. His stooges already know he doesn’t pay his bills w/ \*his \*money and they think he’s fantastic for getting to do something they’d love to get away w/ but can’t. WOOOO STIGGINIT ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/13 "2016-11-19T03:42:44Z")
There is one bright side to this. The maggot had to listen to someone, he’d never have allowed this settlement if it was up to him. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/14 "2016-11-19T03:58:10Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > There is one bright side to this. The maggot had to listen to someone, Putin? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/15 "2016-11-19T04:20:02Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Unfortunately, no such luck. No admission of guilt is part of the package. so he will claim this as a “win”, and his Trumpettes will accept it as a “win”. Still someone should keep a _damn_ close eye out for who’s pocket that settlement money comes out of, knowing his past history. My guess is the payer will be his unregistered [charity foundation](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-foundation-lacks-the-certification-required-for-charities-that-solicit-money/2016/09/29/7dac6a68-8658-11e6-ac72-a29979381495_story.html), and Donald will pay nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/16 "2016-11-19T04:21:47Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > My guess is the payer will be his unregistered [charity foundation](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-foundation-lacks-the-certification-required-for-charities-that-solicit-money/2016/09/29/7dac6a68-8658-11e6-ac72-a29979381495_story.html), and Donald will pay nothing. Maybe Donald will get the Dept. of Justice to pay his settlement for him. Wouldn’t put it past him. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/17 "2016-11-19T04:25:44Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > My guess is the payer will be his unregistered [charity foundation](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-foundation-lacks-the-certification-required-for-charities-that-solicit-money/2016/09/29/7dac6a68-8658-11e6-ac72-a29979381495_story.html), and Donald will pay nothing. Besides the fact it’s currently shut down, I doubt it has 25 million. ---
**Author:** ![Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pearl_Clutching_Provocateur)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/18 "2016-11-19T04:31:59Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > There is one bright side to this. The maggot had to listen to someone, he’d never have allowed this settlement if it was up to him. Maggot. That’s an interesting to way describe our next President. President Trump. Man, that sounds good. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/19 "2016-11-19T04:39:14Z")
> [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](#): > > Maggot. That’s an interesting to way describe our next President. > > President Trump. > > Man, that sounds good. I agree, it’s an unfair comparison. Maggots predictably grow out of their larval stage, whereas Trump is a permanently dependent on the opinions and money of others. Defendant Trump. Man, that sounds good, wish I’d gotten to hear it in person any of the dozens of times he’s been sued; but I strongly suspect I’ll have a chance in the future. Can’t wait! :D:D ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352/20 "2016-11-19T04:44:06Z")
> [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](#): > > Maggot. That’s an interesting to way describe our next President. If the shoe fits, wear it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352.md?page=2)