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Eric Schneiderman

American politician

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Dec 12, 2025
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What was the outcome of the Trump University lawsuit?

Donald Trump resolved the high-profile Trump University litigation by agreeing to a $25 million settlement that federal judges upheld, ending three major actions — two California class actions and a N...

Nov 16, 2025
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What were the findings of the Trump University lawsuit?

The Trump University litigation ended with a $25 million global settlement resolving two California class actions and a New York attorney‑general suit; the deal was approved by a federal judge and lat...

Jan 30, 2026
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Trump university

was a for‑profit real‑estate seminar business that operated roughly from 2005 to 2010 and became the subject of multiple civil suits alleging misleading marketing and aggressive sales tactics; those s...

Feb 5, 2026

Who was the New York Attorney General that sued the Trump Foundation?

that formally accused of long-running illegal conduct was filed by Barbara Underwood on June 14, 2018, alleging “a shocking pattern of illegality” including unlawful political coordination and self-de...

Feb 4, 2026

What were the legal findings and consequences of the New York attorney general's investigation into the Trump Foundation?

The attorney general’s multi-year probe concluded that Foundation engaged in a “,” including unlawful political coordination with , repeated self-dealing, failure to comply with New York charity law, ...

Feb 2, 2026

What did the Trump University trial verdict determine about fraud and misleading students?

The litigation did not end in a criminal guilty verdict but in multi‑case civil settlements and judicial findings that described the operation as deceptive; federal judges and the attorney general fra...

Dec 16, 2025

What legal grounds were used to sue Trump University and who were the plaintiffs?

Three separate legal tracks drove litigation over Trump University: two federal class-action suits by former students alleging fraud, deceptive advertising and racketeering, and a state civil enforcem...

Nov 12, 2025

What was Eric Schneiderman accused of in 2018 and were there criminal convictions?

Eric Schneiderman was accused in May 2018 of physically and verbally abusing multiple women with whom he had intimate relationships; the allegations appeared in a New Yorker exposé and led to his imme...