Stop President-elect Donald Trump from delaying his Nov. 28 federal fraud trial

The Issue

United States President-elect Donald Trump wants to delay appearing in court on November 28 for federal fraud charges until after his inauguration on January 20. 

Sign this petition if you feel that the American people have the right to know if their President-elect is to be convicted of fraud, before he is sworn in on January 20, as well as to urge the plaintiffs in this case to not settle before the actual trial. 

Consumers were duped into paying tens of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump’s real estate investing scheme called “Trump University.” On behalf of these consumers, plaintiffs claim Donald J. Trump and his so-called “university” violated federal and state laws by falsely advertising seminars and mentorships (“Live Events”) as teaching Trump’s “real-estate secrets” through his “hand-picked” “professors” at his “elite” university.

In reality, the instructors were high-pressure salespeople paid on a commission basis to up-sell consumers to even more expensive courses (including the “Gold Elite” course for $34,995), and these salesmen were never trained on Trump’s “real-estate secrets” much less taught them. In 2005, the New York State Education Department told Trump to stop using the word “university” in its title, because it was illegal to do so, but Trump continued to operate illegally until forced to change the name in 2010.

 

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Sean HainesPetition StarterI am a concerned husband & father of two young children living in the Seattle area.
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The Issue

United States President-elect Donald Trump wants to delay appearing in court on November 28 for federal fraud charges until after his inauguration on January 20. 

Sign this petition if you feel that the American people have the right to know if their President-elect is to be convicted of fraud, before he is sworn in on January 20, as well as to urge the plaintiffs in this case to not settle before the actual trial. 

Consumers were duped into paying tens of thousands of dollars for Donald Trump’s real estate investing scheme called “Trump University.” On behalf of these consumers, plaintiffs claim Donald J. Trump and his so-called “university” violated federal and state laws by falsely advertising seminars and mentorships (“Live Events”) as teaching Trump’s “real-estate secrets” through his “hand-picked” “professors” at his “elite” university.

In reality, the instructors were high-pressure salespeople paid on a commission basis to up-sell consumers to even more expensive courses (including the “Gold Elite” course for $34,995), and these salesmen were never trained on Trump’s “real-estate secrets” much less taught them. In 2005, the New York State Education Department told Trump to stop using the word “university” in its title, because it was illegal to do so, but Trump continued to operate illegally until forced to change the name in 2010.

 

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Sean HainesPetition StarterI am a concerned husband & father of two young children living in the Seattle area.

The Decision Makers

U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel
U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel
Federal Judge Jeffrey Miller
Federal Judge Jeffrey Miller
Zeldes Haeggquist & Eck
Zeldes Haeggquist & Eck

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