Trump Says His Venture Endorsements Were ‘Puffery’ in Racketeering Suit

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Donald Trump’s endorsements of a troubled multilevel marketing venture before he was elected president were "puffery" that no "reasonable investor" would have relied upon, his lawyers said in seeking dismissal of a civil racketeering lawsuit.
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The plaintiffs claim they lost thousands of dollars because they believed Trump’s claim that they could invest "without any of the risks most entrepreneurs have to take."


In a filing Thursday in Manhattan federal court, the Trumps said the proposed class-action lawsuit should be dismissed because it doesn’t include "particularized evidence of a materially false or misleading statement" by each of the Trumps. The comments Trump made about ACN were "opinion statements" and were "not genuinely held," according to the filing.
Trump Says His Venture Endorsements Were ‘Puffery’ in Racketeering Suit

True enough. Few reasonable people would trust Trump on anything. But that doesn't mean it's open season on dumb people.