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procon

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8. If Trump's grades were consistent with his claims of being a genius,

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 12:57 PM

Feb 2019

then he would have been ecstatic to make the records public. It's more than likely that Trump knew his grades were somewhat less spectacular than he's boasted, and he had a legitimate concern that some anonymous functionaries at the schools would gleefully forward his less than stellar academic transcripts on to WaPo.

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Fordham confirms Cohen testimony: Trump campaign threatened legal action if school released his reco [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2019 OP

Letter here via twitter CountAllVotes Feb 2019 #1

Thank you, CountAllVotes. n/t Judi Lynn Feb 2019 #6

I love the PS! honest.abe Feb 2019 #12

Hiding proof positive from decades back that's he's always been a lazy entitled ignoramus. lark Feb 2019 #2

Not to mention... SergeStorms Feb 2019 #24

I'M SURE HIS GRADES WERE *FINE* THEN! forgotmylogin Feb 2019 #30

YEAH BABY!!!!! Leghorn21 Feb 2019 #3

please release them now. mopinko Feb 2019 #4

Not to split hairs, but university officials know that student spooky3 Feb 2019 #5

that's correct, but the big deal is that the orange asshole directed cohen to threaten them. Javaman Feb 2019 #9

It goes to the character and truthfulness of Fat Donnie. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2019 #11

I'm not a lawyer, but I do not believe the Congress can require a university to break the law, spooky3 Feb 2019 #18

Lawyers threaten people not to do illegal things every day jberryhill Feb 2019 #28

You're right. But now I'm curious. I would... Whiskeytide Feb 2019 #35

IMHO it is primarily due to a piece of rightwing folklore jberryhill Feb 2019 #36

Documents proving Trump is an idiot. sarcasmo Feb 2019 #7

The rich don't really mind seeing an F on a report card yaesu Feb 2019 #25

If Trump's grades were consistent with his claims of being a genius, procon Feb 2019 #8

Exactly. I agree. forklift Feb 2019 #10

Well, he is Professor Emeritus of Trump University, justhanginon Feb 2019 #14

Again, FERPA rules prevent any school from releasing a student's records Joe Nation Feb 2019 #13

yes nt spooky3 Feb 2019 #19

Subpoena them! world wide wally Feb 2019 #15

K&R EveHammond13 Feb 2019 #16

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #17

Oh my. moonseller66 Feb 2019 #20

LOL... SummerSnow Feb 2019 #21

Civics, History, Poli Sci., Economics....F, F ,F ,F..... BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #26

Daddy probably paid for him to graduate SummerSnow Feb 2019 #27

No doubt. BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #29

Basic English.... F UpInArms Feb 2019 #32

Fluff. Not enough to rid us of the vermin in the Oval Office. Firestorm49 Feb 2019 #22

Trump is sweating cheeseburger grease today nt yaesu Feb 2019 #23

What I want to know is, what exactly are we getting for all of this? ForgedCrank Feb 2019 #31

Trump threatening to sue a school for breaking the law was not it. hughee99 Feb 2019 #33

A charge of intimidation/criminal threat is what we get out of it. ehrnst Feb 2019 #34

I have to say, I've almost lost faith in Mueller. If this was a valid ForgedCrank Feb 2019 #37

Mueller will not be pressing charges against Trump, that's not his job. ehrnst Feb 2019 #38

I'm guessing Rump's combined SAT score was musette_sf Feb 2019 #39