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bigtree

(94,672 posts)
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 12:59 PM Jul 2025

This crook has no business telling universities what to do

Last edited Thu Jul 31, 2025, 02:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Trump’s video deposition in Trump University fraud case




https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/09/donald-trump-university-fraud-lawsuit-deposition-full-video/


Brown University Bows To Trump

The Ivy League school agreed to pay $50 million to workforce development organizations in Rhode Island over 10 years as part of the agreement, along with other concessions in line with President Donald Trump’s political agenda. Brown will adopt the government’s definition of “male” and “female,” for example, and must remove any consideration of race from the admissions process.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-trump-education-brown_n_688a8d56e4b07dfa117f1e76
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This crook has no business telling universities what to do (Original Post) bigtree Jul 2025 OP
Only thing Donald Trump knows is self-pity. Kid Berwyn Jul 2025 #1
One Steve Miller was among the names malaise Jul 2025 #2
Eventually America will pay reparations to Johonny Jul 2025 #3
No kidding -- this fuck is at best pre-school/kindergarten level Blue Owl Jul 2025 #4
A FAKE UNIVERSITY AND BAD LAWYERS Jimvanhise Jul 2025 #5
OK.. sdfernando Jul 2025 #8
So funny that a guy who thinks his shit doesn't stink wears a diaper and shits his pants. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2025 #6
K&R UTUSN Jul 2025 #7
Similar to what happened to Hillsdale College early 80's except they refused to cave. MichMan Jul 2025 #9

Johonny

(26,624 posts)
3. Eventually America will pay reparations to
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 03:08 PM
Jul 2025

All the extorted companies and universities .

This will cost us $$$ all in the end.

Jimvanhise

(604 posts)
5. A FAKE UNIVERSITY AND BAD LAWYERS
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 03:29 PM
Jul 2025

Trump's university was a fraud because it was never legally registered as a university. He used the word university like it was just a generic word like crosswalk. Any lawyer could have told Trump there was a process to follow which he either didn't know about or ignored. The state of Florida sued him over his fake university until he paid Pam Bondi a big campaign contribution. When she was asked why she never returned it to Trump, she complained that this would have made it look like a bribe!

sdfernando

(6,108 posts)
8. OK..
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 03:53 PM
Jul 2025

"When she was asked why she never returned it to Trump, she complained that this would have made it look like a bribe!"

So she kept it and removed all doubt it was a bribe!

MichMan

(17,398 posts)
9. Similar to what happened to Hillsdale College early 80's except they refused to cave.
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 05:09 PM
Jul 2025

Hillsdale was told by the Federal Government in 1978 that they were in violation of Title IX compliance by not providing the required documentation and reports on their student body. Hillsdale's response was since they did not directly receive any federal funding, they were not required to submit the documentation. The court ultimately agreed.

However, the Federal government then told them that they would therefore cancel any financial aid grants and prohibit federally backed student loans to any student who attended. In a related case about the same time, in 1984, the Supreme Court ruled in Grove City College vs. Bell that the government could require that compliance and was permitted to withhold any money to their students. Hillsdale then created its own loan and grant program funded from their endowments, and has not accepted not has been given any Federal $$$.

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