The judge overseeing a lawsuit against President-Elect Donald Trump and his Trump University told both sides they would be wise to settle the case "given all else that's involved,” Reuters reported today. Lawyers for the president-elect are squaring off against students who claim they were they were lured by false promises to pay up to $35,000 to learn Trump's real estate investing "secrets" from his "hand-picked" instructors. Trump owned 92 percent of Trump University and had control over all major decisions, the students' court papers say. The president-elect denies the allegations and has argued that he relied on others to manage the business. Trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 28, and District Judge Gonzalo Curiel told lawyers that he was not inclined to delay the six-year-old case further. Trump lawyer Daniel Petrocelli said he would ask to put the trial on hold until early next year, in light of the many tasks the magnate has before his inauguration. Judge Curiel said he would allow both sides to file briefs on whether to delay the case. He also indicated they should consider making a deal. "It would be wise for the plaintiffs, for the defendants, to look closely at trying to resolve this case given all else that’s involved,” Judge Curiel said.
