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Related: About this forumICYMI: June 5, 2016 Former Texas official says he was told to drop Trump University probe
CBS/AP June 5, 2016, 1:37 AM
Former Texas official says he was told to drop Trump University probe
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-texas-official-says-he-was-told-to-drop-trump-university-probe/
Real estate mogul Donald Trump holds a media conference announcing the establishment of Trump University May 23, 2005 in New York City.
Thos Robinson/Getty Images
WASHINGTON -- Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton moved to muzzle a former state regulator who says he was ordered in 2010 to drop a fraud investigation into Trump University for political reasons.
Paxton's office issued a cease and desist letter to former Deputy Chief of Consumer Protection John Owens after he made public copies of a 14-page internal summary of the state's case against Donald Trump for scamming millions from students of his now-defunct real estate seminar.
Owens, now retired, said his team had built a solid case against the now-presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but was told to drop it after Trump's company agreed to cease operations in Texas.
The former state regulator told The Associated Press on Friday that decision was highly unusual and left the bilked students on their own to attempt to recover their tuition money from the celebrity businessman.........................
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Hillary Clinton calls Donald Trump a fraud
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/former-texas-official-says-he-was-told-to-drop-trump-university-probe/
June 1, 2016, 10:52 PM
In response to court documents critical of Trump University, Hillary Clinton is calling Donald Trump a fraud.
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ICYMI: June 5, 2016 Former Texas official says he was told to drop Trump University probe (Original Post)
riversedge
Sep 2016
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One fraud here, one fraud there, where is the respect of American citizens, he has not shown he can
Thinkingabout
Sep 2016
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Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)1. One fraud here, one fraud there, where is the respect of American citizens, he has not shown he can
control his urge to use and abuse others.
mountain grammy
(26,653 posts)2. Selling out constituents for a campaign donation.
blatant, flagrant, and the suckers just don't give a shit because fucking emails.