new york u.s. judge hear arguments thursday whether grant final approval 25 million settlement fraud lawsuits president donald trump trump university real estate investment seminars least one former student object deal sherri simpson fort lauderdale florida pay 19,000 learn trump invest secrets file court paper early month argue class action settlement contain provision bar students opt sue trump objection raise possibility litigation could continue dog trump presidency campaign trump vow fight fraud claim agree settlement soon election deal trump admit wrongdoing lawyers trump represent thousands students two class action urge u.s. district judge gonzalo curiel san diego overrule objection approve deal students pay much 35,000 seminars expect recover 80 percent money pay though simpson lawyer gary friedman call settlement laudable say client want press full recovery well punitive damage relief plan argue deal reject unless allow ms. simpson seek day court friedman say court paper simpson students claim lure seminars false promise would learn trump investment strategies hand-pick instructors trump admit personally select instructors say claim sales puffery rachel jensen class action lawyer students say court file 3,730 students submit claim form two file objections simpson lawyers expect hear court paper jensen daniel petrocelli lawyer trump suggest simpson objection might politically motivate note appear anti-trump political ad february 2016 defendants pay 25 million avoid uncertainty political opponents might solicit opt-outs force high-profile trial jensen say friedman deny political motive say would appeal judge overrule objection trump accuse curiel bias last year base indiana-born judge mexican ancestry u.s. judge consider objection trump university settlement