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A.G. announces $25 million Trump U. settlement

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Donald Trump speaking to the press at the Trump Soho Hotel during the presidential campaign. Villager file photo

On Friday afternoon, Eric Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general, issued a statement on the $25 million settlement agreement reached in the Trump University case:

“In 2013, my office sued Donald Trump for swindling thousands of innocent Americans out of millions of dollars through a scheme known as Trump University. Donald Trump fought us every step of the way, filing baseless charges and fruitless appeals and refusing to settle for even modest amounts of compensation for the victims of his phony university. Today, that all changes. Today’s $25 million settlement agreement is a stunning reversal by Donald Trump and a major victory for the over 6,000 victims of his fraudulent university.

“I am pleased that under the terms of this settlement, every victim will receive restitution and that Donald Trump will pay up to $1 million in penalties to the State of New York for violating state education laws. The victims of Trump University have waited years for today’s result and I am pleased that their patience — and persistence — will be rewarded by this $25 million settlement.”

The settlement comes 11 days after Trump was elected president of the United States.