Ad Hits Trump for ‘Scamming Hard-Working Americans’ with Trump U

1. From 2005 through 2011, respondents operated an unlicensed, illegal educational institution from their headquarters in New York City, which purported to teach students Trump’s real estate strategies and techniques. Until May 2010, respondents operated the program illegally as “Trump University” … 2. Respondents engaged in a widespread marketing campaign for Trump University both in New York and across the country to lure prospective students to a free 90-minute seminar that served as a sales pitch for a three-day seminar costing $1495 — but this three-day seminar was itself an upsell to increasingly costly “Trump Elite” packages starting at around $10,000 and ending with what was supposed to be a year-long personal mentorship programs [sic] at a cost of $35,000. To induce students to enroll in their paid courses, respondents engaged in numerous deceptive practices. …”