Trump is wise to get this out of the way before he’s sworn in. It could have been a distraction.
NBC News reports:
$25 Million Settlement Reached in Trump University Lawsuit
Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement to end the fraud cases against his now-defunct Trump University, New York’s attorney general said — a move that the president-elect said Saturday was done in order to “focus on the country.”
The settlement likely means that Trump will avoid becoming possibly the first sitting president to testify in open court.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called the settlement on Friday “a major victory for the over 6,000 victims of his fraudulent university.” Lawyers involved in the cases say the settlement applies to all three lawsuits against Trump University including two cases filed in California.
Trump commented on the settlement via Twitter on Saturday, telling his 15 million followers that the only “bad thing about winning the presidency” was not being able to fight the “long but winning” Trump University trial.
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Just imagine the Clinton presidency if Bill had settled the Paula Jones suit while issuing a statement that he did not have time, as president, to defend himself against these charges. He would have saved himself time, money, perjury charges, impeachment, etc.
This shows that Donald has a better temperament than Bill and Hillary.