A few years before the $2016$ election, Trump University $($a real$-$estate training program run by Donald Trump and his company$)$ was investigated by the New York State Attorney General's office for illegal business practices. Trump also settled two class action lawsuits that claimed the training program defrauded and mislead its students.

In the $2016$ presidential election campaign, Democrats raised this issue to challenge Trump's character and business record. This was an example of