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Should 'The Donald' Be Worried? What Critics Are Saying about Trump U

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Trump University is the latest controversy in the race for the White House. 

Critics say Donald Trump's real estate school was a sham and Hillary Clinton says her rival is a fraud.

"He is trying to scam America the way he scammed all those people at Trump U. It is important that we recognize what he has done because usually that is a pretty good indicator of what he will do.  And on issue after issue we see someone who is unqualified and unfit to be president of the United States," Clinton said on Wednesday.

Newly released documents reveal details on how students were pressured to pay up to $35,000 to attend Trump's school, drawn in by promises of learning the secrets of real estate success.

Those involved in the lawsuit say all they actually got from the school was an un-accredited course, mentorship sessions, online curriculum and access to a list of foreclosed properties. 

But Trump insists his school delivered, with his campaign releasing a new video of positive student testimonials. 

That comes as the judge in the lawsuit has ordered some of the records that have been released to be re-sealed, saying their release to the public was a mistake.

Still, the hits keep coming for Trump. President Barack Obama is now joining in on the attacks, tearing into Trump's proposals, including his tax plan.

"That is not going to make your lives better. That is going to help people like him," said Obama.

Meanwhile on Thursday, Clinton is unleashing a major foreign policy attack on Trump, saying he's a "loose cannon" who's not fit to be commander in chief. She says his dangerous rhetoric about nuclear weapons, Muslims and more, could put America a risk.

But the question remains about whether Clinton is fit to lead, as her own legal issues seem to be mounting.

A new report from the State Department is increasing the "likelihood and pressure" for the Justice Department to pursue criminal charges, according to a Fox News article.

Clinton continues to insist that her practices were in line with her predecessors.

All of this comes as the California primary approaches. Voters head to the polls in the Golden State on Tuesday.
 

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Caitlin Burke serves as National Security Correspondent and a general assignment reporter for CBN News. She has also hosted the CBN News original podcast, The Daily Rundown. Some of Caitlin’s recent stories have focused on the national security threat posed by China, America’s military strength, and vulnerabilities in the U.S. power grid. She joined CBN News in July 2010, and over the course of her career, she has had the opportunity to cover stories both domestically and abroad. Caitlin began her news career working as a production assistant in Richmond, Virginia, for the NBC affiliate WWBT