in it at assistant analyst. in to 10 she was newly retired and studying real estate. what was the pitch. they showed a video of donald trump. saying that he was going to reveal the secrets of real estate. that how to make you successful in real estate. like he was. and he would do this with his hand picked, hand verified, personal select ld instructors. all people that are hand picked. by me. . reporter: that wasn t true. it would eventually come out as lawsuits were filed. in deposition he said no, i might have looked at a few resumes. but had nothing to do with picking the people. in the spring of 2010, beth didn t know that. i stood as this counter of people and signed up on the trump form. which said trump university. and here s the quick start class.
trump project. we re putting something in. reporter: often what they put in were themselves. ivanka got on stage and talked about how she purchased a unit. and she ll be frequently visiting. she mingled her way to our area and said if you need to borrow sugar. come knock on the door. she thought she was there as a future owner. she didn t know the appearance was required by this licensing contract. donald j. trump jr. and or ivanka trump shall make one publicity visit. to help send the message the worlds best known real estate developer was developing. each case is different. they would convey to people that were thinking of putting up their money it was a trump development. it wasn t. time after time he lied or misled about his role.
the president s washington d.c. hotel. from the beginning the trumps made clear it was open for business. on his way from taking the oath of the office to the white house they stopped and the family gets out. take a tour on the pavement. where? right in front of the property. back when he was a candidate. he admitted the presidency could be a boom for his hotel. listen to trump himself. it would bring in a lot of people. it s had it will be great for the building in question. reporter: he was right. it s a wild scene. really especially when congress is in session. walk in any night and i would guarantee you see somebody that is a republican politician. or a member of congress. reporter: how much money is the president making there? his financial disclosures claim $40 million in 2018.
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in 2008, 60% of the units there had sold. court documents later show the real number was closer to 15%. there were e-mails. between the younger generation of trumps and ivanka and don jr. and the brokers. that acknowledge that they realize the building was not 60% sold. but they went ahead and said it anyway. they lied. they lied about how many units were sold. when buyers discovered this, they sued. people ask isn t that just new york real estate? the way it works? and the answer is there s ordinary real estate selling. and there s this. which is a persistent pattern of saying things that aren t true. reporter: the civil suit was