A Federal Judge Just Ordered Trump Pay Back $6 Million To Customers He Ripped Off
A federal judge just told the president of the United States that he owes almost $6 million to the golf club members that he tried to scam. U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Marra has ruled that the Trump National Jupiter Golf Club violated its contracts with members by retaining the fees and locking out many members who had declared their plans to resign.
“The Court concludes that the Plan documents, as properly interpreted, were intended to provide club members of the resignation list with a continuing right to use the Club facilities until their membership was reissued to a new member, provided the club member was otherwise in good standing with the Club,” Marra wrote in a 21-page decision issued Wednesday.
According to Politico, Trump sat for a deposition last year that was played at a bench trial in the case last August. And Trump’s son Eric testified live at the trial.
In a statement the lawyers for the defrauded members said, “I have never been more confident after trying a case that this would be the result. To me, it was just a matter of time before this verdict came but I’m glad we got it.”
The judge ordered the Trump club to pay over $4.8 million in damages and nearly $1 million in interest.
