The media attacks on Trump lie beyond the bounds of civility and decency. Destroying or attempting to destroy the reputation of a presidential candidate is not legitimate "vetting", it is uncalled-for vilification that undermines the electoral process.

The Trump University case is a civil case that Trump could settle out of court. It's probable the people just want his money. He chooses to go to court in order to keep people from suing him regularly, which settling out of court would encourage them to do.

Those who attack Trump's business record appear naive and ignorant about how entrepreneurs handle big transactions within the law. Have Trump's critics known any big money people personally? If so, these critics are hypocrites to pretend Trump may have done something fraudulent. I am of modest income, but there have been millionaires among my extended family, and what Trump does is not out of line. Lawsuits and business bankruptcies are common for people who deal at high levels.

If you want to sue a University, sue the University of California at Berkeley. They made students pay tuition for required classes that had no seats available, such that some had to stand in the hallway and miss the lecture. UCB failed to deliver. Indeed, people were jumping off the Campinele Tower---committing suicide right on campus---because they were cheated out of an education by that fraudulent University.

The Trump University prospectus offers inspiring Trump quotes. Probably this really is how Trump succeeded at real estate, and he was passing his techniques on to the students. Trump was, after all, a fan, follower and friend of Norman Vincent Peale, author of "The Power of Positive Thinking." If positive thinking sounds like generic advice, the student has missed the point.

People who criticize Trump unfairly must harbor a hidden desire to destroy humanity.

Karl Pomeroy
Quemado Institute