New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman sued Donald Trump for $40 million, accusing his for-profit "Trump University", in so many words, of being a complete and utter scam on Saturday. <br /><br />The lawsuit accuses the real estate mogul and 'The Apprentice' star's school of engaging in illegal business practices and seeks restitution for the more than 5,000 students (read: poor, gullible schmucks) who sunk as much as $35,000 into the "educational institution".<br /><br />"Trump University engaged in deception at every stage of consumers' advancement through costly programs and caused real financial harm," said Mr. Schneiderman, according to a USA Today report. "Trump University, with Donald Trump's knowledge and participation, relied on Trump's name recognition and celebrity status to take advantage of consumers who believed in the Trump brand."<br /><br />Trump has contested the lawsuit, calling it, through a lawyer, politically motivated. According to the Trump camp, Schneiderman had asked the serially bankrupt business mogul and his family for campaign contributions, but was rebuffed. <br /><br />"This is tantamount to extortion," said Trump lawyer George Sorial, according to the New York Times.<br /><br />The advertisements for the 'school' claimed Mr. Trump had 'hand-picked' instructors himself and once billed the institution as a top quality university. The lawsuit, however, claims Trump had not had a hand in choosing even one of the instructors and did not create the curriculum for any of the courses.<br /><br />The lawsuit goes on to claim many of those enrolled were unable to land even a single real estate deal despite claims by the school it would teach students everything they need to know about the real estate business. <br /><br />The cotton candy-haired billionaire made his frustrations known to his more than two million Twitter followers and cited a student satisfaction survey. <br /><br />"Lightweight A.G. Eric Schneiderman, who has been a total failure in office, failed to report the 98% approval rating of students for courses".<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Daily videos brought to you by THE Taiwanese Animators behind the infamous Tiger Woods animation. We got the funniest animations on the web to help you stay in-the-know on all the trending stories, so sit back, relax, and watch a few.<br /><br />Visit our channel for your daily dose of Taiwanese Animations:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/NMAWorldEdition<br /><br />Wish all your news was animated? Subscribe now:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NMAWorldEdition<br /><br />Can't get enough of Taiwanese animations? Connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/NMAtv<br />Twitter @nmatv http://www.twitter.com/nmatv<br />Tumblr http://nmatv.tumblr.com<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/NMAtv<br />Web http://www.nma.tv
