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Are 98% of Trump University students satisfied with their course?

Feb 07, 2018 · A "one-year apprenticeship" at the educational institute cost $1,495; a "membership" over $10,000; and "Gold Elite" classes ran $35,000. Trump faced two lawsuits in California and one in New York ...

What is the history of Trump University?

Feb 26, 2016 · At the “free” 90-minute introductory seminars to which Trump University advertisements and solicitations invited prospective students, Trump University instructors engaged in a methodical,...

Are Trump University course instructors approved by Trump?

Mar 08, 2016 · Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he speaks to veterans at Drake University on January 28, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. Christopher Furlong, Getty Images No, it started as a...

How much does a Trump University Seminar cost?

Sep 27, 2018 · September 27, 2018 by Indu Singh Trump University was a for-profit education company, also known as the Trump Wealth Institute or the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC that ran a real estate training program. It was operated and run by the Trump Organization, and it ran from 2005 to 2010. Many lawsuits were filed against it, so it’s now defunct.

Was the whole thing a scam?

But “the whole thing was a scam.”. In fact, $20,000 is only a mid-range loss. The lead plaintiff in one of the California suits, yoga instructor Tarla Makaeff, says she was “scammed” out of $60,000 over the course of her time in Trump U.

Is Trump University a real estate school?

Trump University, Donald Trump’s real-estate institution, was a de jure one. First thing first, Trump University was never a university. When the “school” was established in 2005, the New York State Education Department warned that it was in violation of state law for operating without a NYSED license. Trump ignored the warnings.

Was it a university?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he speaks to veterans at Drake University on January 28, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. Christopher Furlong, Getty Images

How many students attended Trump University?

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump asks his supporters to raise their hands and promise to vote for him at his campaign rally at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida March 5, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Kolczynski - RTS9H88

Who were the instructors?

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump walks to the podium at a press event at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, March 5, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

Did anyone ever investigate them while they were in business?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at the Signature Flight Hangar at Port-Columbus International Airport, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. John Minchillo, AP

What were the Trump secrets that were shared?

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump gives thumbs up to caucus goers as he visits a Nevada Republican caucus site at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, Nevada February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young

What about the 98 percent approval rating?

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump visits his Scottish golf course Turnberry with his children Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump on July 30, 2015 in Ayr, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

How much money did Trump make from Trump University?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Dallas, Texas, in this photo taken September 14, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Stone

2. Students in San Diego & New York Sued Trump Claiming They Paid Thousands for Nothing

Is Trump University a fraud? Multiple lawsuits have been filed against Trump University. CNN's Drew Griffin takes an in-depth look into the lawsuits and what students claimed happened. 2015-09-30T00:50:35Z

5. Rubio & Cruz Used the Lawsuits to Attack Trump During the Last Republican Debate

Marco Rubio, left, listens as Donald Trump answers a question during the Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the University of Houston Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. (Gary Coronado/Houston Chronicle/Getty)

Better Business Bureau Rating

Trump told Wallace that his program “had an ‘A’ rating from the Better Business Bureau,” a nonprofit organization that reviews millions of businesses by request and rates them on a scale from “A+ to F.”

Instructors Not Handpicked by Trump

In a video promoting the old Trump University, which was formed as a for-profit company in 2004, Trump said that the educational program would have “professors and adjunct professors” that were “handpicked” by him.

98 Percent Approval?

Trump’s attorneys have created a website called 98percentapproval.com, which claims to provide “over 10,000 surveys from Trump University students demonstrating their overwhelming satisfaction with the program.” The website states that “98% of Trump University students rated the program ‘excellent.’ ” On Twitter, Trump says, “Trump University has a 98% approval rating.”.