District Judge Lorna G. Schofield ruled against a motion by Trump lawyers to postpone a lawsuit alleging fraud and false advertising of a multi-level marketing scheme.
A federal judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit alleging President Donald Trump engaged in fraud by promoting a pyramid scheme will not be delayed.
District Judge Lorna G. Schofield ruled that the class action lawsuit can move forward despite Trump's legal counsel requesting a stay. The lawsuit, led by four anonymous plaintiffs, claims that the Trump and his children Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump are guilty of fraud, false advertising and unfair competition for their dealings with multi-level marketing company ACN, although federal racketeering and conspiracy charges were dismissed last year.
Schofield's decision came after Trump's lawyers launched interlocutory appeals in the case—a type of legal appeal filed while a case is ongoing rather than it after it has finished. The judge cited Trump's unsuccessful bid to force the case into arbitration"despite the absence of any written agreement" as a reason why an appeal was unlikely to be successful.
President Donald Trump speaks to leaders from the restaurant industry during a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 18, 2020.
In March, Schofield ordered Trump to provide the plaintiffs with 15 years of detailed records that could include information relevant to the case. She ruled against the attempt to force arbitration the following month.
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