Judge rules against release of Trump U videos
A federal judge in San Diego has decided he will not allow the release of videotaped depositions of Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, testimony that was taken for a class action lawsuit against the defunct Trump University real estate program.
U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel also rejected a bid by Trump’s lawyers to get the lawsuit dismissed — a ruling that clears the way for a trial that could be costly for the candidate.
Media organizations including The San Diego Union-Tribune had sought release of two videotaped depositions of Trump, taken in December and January. Transcripts of the sessions have been released, but Trump’s lawyers fought the effort to make the videos themselves public.
Curiel said there is legitimate public interest in having the videos released. But he sided with Trump’s lawyers, who had said releasing the videos would generate so much publicity it would bias potential jurors.
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