Major news outlets requested a judge release videos of presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump taking questions on his defunct Trump University.
The outlets asked U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel on Friday to release portions of Trump’s deposition related to a lawsuit from former students of the university, Politico reported early Saturday.
A motion from the media organizations’ attorneys said that Trump hasn’t proved how exactly he will be harmed by the videos releasing into the public.
The motion said that Trump has pointed to his business acumen as an important qualifier in his run for president. “Given the undeniable and substantial public interest in these proceedings, the need for transparency could not be greater,” the motion said.
Trump is being sued by former students who say that the now defunct Trump University was a fraud and didn’t deliver on what was promised. Trump has responded by questioning whether Curiel is biased against him because of Curiel’s Mexican heritage.
He has also pushed out testimonials from former students who lauded the real estate program.
The organizations listed on the motion are CNN, CBS, Tribune Publishing Company, NBC, ABC, the New York Times and the Washington Post.
