Trump University has become prominent in the presidential campaign as Donald Trump’s Republican rivals seize on legal troubles facing his now-defunct for-profit school.
A conservative group that opposes Trump now is running advertisements featuring former students who say they were defrauded by the school. And the issue may get more attention as a class-action lawsuit against the school moves toward a trial, at which Trump himself may have to testify.
The allegation that the billionaire businessman and former reality TV star hoodwinked students who attended sessions at his school, which cost up to $35,000, is great fodder for Trump’s opponents in the presidential primary campaign -- one that already has been focused far more on student loan debt than previous cycles.
But the case of Trump University also highlights the role states play in regulating educational providers at a time when many are calling for greater consumer protections for students.
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