During the 2016 presidential election, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit against Trump University and Mr. Trump. Two class action lawsuits were also filed against them in the Southern District of California.
On December 19, 2016, the defendants reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs, but did admit wrongdoing. Trump University agreed to pay $21 million to class action participants and $4 million to New York Attorney General’s Office.
At the time, a spokesperson for The Trump Organization explained that settling the lawsuits was necessary to allow the president to focus on the needs of the country.
New York AG’s comment
In a statement, New York AG Eric Schneiderman said, the court of appeal’s approval of the settlement “means that victims of Donald Trump’s fraudulent university will soon receive the $25 million in relief they deserve.”
He added that the final settlement ensures that class members “will receive an even higher settlement than anyone originally anticipated.”
