Politics

Trump University lawsuit goes to state’s top court

The state’s highest court will hear Donald Trump’s challenge to a $40 million fraud lawsuit filed by New York’s attorney general over his shuttered real estate school.

On Tuesday, Trump won the right to argue the case before the Court of Appeals.

“We look forward to bringing the case before the Court of Appeals,” said Trump attorney Alan Garten.

The case is unlikely to be heard until after the November elections.

The real estate institute, called Trump University, became a lightening rod in the presidential race with former Republican candidate Marco Rubio ridiculing Trump about his “fake” university during a debate.

AG Eric Schneiderman sued in 2013 saying the school deceived students paying $35,000 tuition into believing they would be taught by experts handpicked by Trump, when they institute did not even have proper licensing.

Attorney General Schneiderman said: “It’s no surprise that Donald Trump is using every legal option to avoid standing trial for operating a sham for-profit university. As our lawsuit makes clear, Mr. Trump’s phony university defrauded thousands of students through an illicit scheme that cost them millions of dollars. I am confident that the Court of Appeals will agree with the lower court’s unanimous decision to reject virtually all of Mr. Trump’s claims.”

Trump attorney Alan Garten said, “The comments by the attorney general are completely unprofessional for an elected official and we will not dignify them with a response.”