Trump plays the victim card against Hispanic judge

[progree]

Source: Yahoo Politics

Donald Trump said today he may ask the federal judge overseeing an upcoming civil fraud trial involving the now defunct Trump University to recuse himself because he is Hispanic and is therefore biased against him due to his plan to build a wall to keep out immigrants from Mexico.

Trump first raised the idea of filing a motion to recuse U.S. Judge Gonzalo Curiel during a campaign rally on Saturday in which, without mentioning him by name, the Republican candidate said the judge overseeing his case has shown “tremendous hostility” to him. “He’s Hispanic, which is fine,” Trump said.

“Why would you need to ask for a recusal and what does his ethnicity have to do with it?” moderator Chuck Todd asked Trump during an appearance on “Meet the Press” Sunday morning. “Because I think he’s been very, very unfair with us,” Trump replied. “I think the judge has been extremely unfair. This is a case that many, many, many people said should have been thrown out on summary judgment. We have 98 percent approval. We have an A from the Better Business Bureau.”

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Trump’s comments about Curiel drew a sharp rebuke from (New York Attorney General Eric) Schneiderman, whose lawsuit over Trump University has been separately filed in New York State Courts. “There is no place in this process for racial demagoguery directed at respected members of the judiciary,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “The State Supreme Court has already ruled that Trump University operated illegally in New York as an unlicensed educational institution, and we look forward to prevailing on the rest of our claims as the legal process moves forward.”



Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/politics/trump-plays-the-victim-card-against-hispanic-judge-190435760.html

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Many more sources:

https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=dJR2rZQQowotIWMEHEkMCyiB24fDM&q=Gonzalo+Curiel+Trump+Hispanic&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfl8zHkpzLAhUY5WMKHS0TBxoQqgIIKTAA

[TeamPooka]

1. I thought he said the Latinos love him? nt

[Eugene]

2. Stupidly doubling down as usual.

While supposedly trying to play the issue down, he makes a spectacle of himself.

[Gothmog]

3. Trump is going to lose this lawsuit

[elleng]

4. drew a sharp rebuke from Schneiderman,

whose lawsuit over Trump University has been separately filed in New York State Courts. “There is no place in this process for racial demagoguery directed at respected members of the judiciary,” Schneiderman said in a statement

[bluestateguy]

5. Onion?

Yes or no? I don't have time to read it.

[progree]

7. Nope. Lots of other sources:

https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=dJR2rZQQowotIWMEHEkMCyiB24fDM&q=Gonzalo+Curiel+Trump+Hispanic&lr=English&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfl8zHkpzLAhUY5WMKHS0TBxoQqgIIKTAA

[imagine2015]

6. Trump is a whimp. He's never been in a real fight in his life.

He also seems to whine a lot.

Hardly a tough guy.

[Nyan]

9. He's a crybaby. The only reason he was able to get this far is because he's been up against repugs.

He could outwit repugs most of the time, but it ain't gonna fly against smart people.

[tularetom]

8. I can foresee a nightmare scenario unfolding here

1. A panicky GOP releases a flood of revelations that deflate the Trump balloon. Rubio and Cruz are left to battle it out for the nomination.

2. The Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential candidate. The following day, she is indicted on various charges of corruption, conflict of interest and national security violations based on her use of a private server and her activities with the Clinton Foundation while SofS.

3. The Clinton machine refuses to relinquish her spot at the head of the ticket and the party is forced to campaign through November with an indicted candidate.

4. Meanwhile, he republicans finally wake up to the fact that they hate Ted Cruz, just like every other American and he is forced out of the race.

5. A divided convention refuses to nominate Rubio and on the third or fourth ballot chooses Jeb! as their standard bearer.

6. The third President Bush is sworn in in January 2017.

[angrychair]

12. Shhhh

You can't say the "I" word on this site in combination with the word "Clinton". 'They' don't like it....the DNC thought reasignment team will be here soon....hide in Here until they're gone

[SwankyXomb]

10. This is a civil case

He can't plead insanity.

[AxionExcel]

11. The Whine is strong in this one.