Trump University: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Summary

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The text is a transcript of a segment from the show Last Week Tonight, hosted by John Oliver. The segment focuses on the controversies surrounding Trump University, a for-profit education company founded by Donald Trump. Oliver criticizes the misleading name, the unqualified instructors, the aggressive sales tactics, and the lawsuits filed against the company. He also compares Trump University to Trump's presidential campaign, arguing that both are based on selling feelings rather than solutions. He urges potential Trump voters to learn what they are getting themselves into before taking the risk.

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1. Donald Trump and his businesses have been involved in at least 3,500 lawsuits over three decades.
2. Trump University was a controversial business that offered courses on real estate and wealth creation.
3. Trump University was accused of being a scam, a bait and switch scheme, and a fraud by several former students and state attorneys general.
4. Trump University used aggressive sales tactics, such as manipulating customers' emotions, charging high prices, and promising benefits that were not delivered.
5. Trump University was not a university and did not have accredited instructors or curriculum.
6. Trump University was sued by the New York Attorney General for violating state education laws and misleading consumers.
7. Trump University's playbooks included instructions on how to deal with an attorney general showing up and how to avoid showing personal information unless they had a warrant.
8. Trump claimed that 98% of the people who took the courses approved them, but this was disputed by plaintiffs who said the surveys were not anonymous and were filled out when they were still expecting future benefits.
9. Trump also claimed that he hand-picked the instructors, but he later admitted that he did not personally select them or know their names.
10. Trump attacked the judge presiding over two of the lawsuits against him, Gonzalo Curiel, for being biased because of his Mexican heritage, even though he was born in Indiana.