The lawsuit, filed in 2018, alleges that in exchange for “secret” payments, Trump and three of his adult children used his reality TV show “The Celebrity Apprentice” and other commercials as vehicles to boost ACN Opportunity. , a telecommunications marketing. company affiliated with a nonprofit that used Trump’s brand to attract teens. Trump is accused of earning millions in payments between 2005 and 2015 to promote what he described as promising business opportunities: the ACN Opportunity, as well as the Trump Network, a vitamin and health marketing company, and The Trump Institute, a seminar program that “He allegedly sold Trump’s ‘secrets of success,’” according to the lawsuit. Trump or his children have been sued in several lawsuits in recent years, including one involving an attack outside the Trump Tower and one alleging that the Trump Organization misused donations raised for Trump’s inauguration. They are fighting for their summons as part of the Trump Attorney General’s political investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances. Plaintiffs’ attorneys said they recently reviewed footage from two episodes of “The Celebrity Apprentice” and identified some footage he believes are relevant to the case. He did not reveal what was in the video. Trump’s lawyers have previously stated that Trump did not own the company in which the plaintiffs invested and that he had no control over its activities. This story has been updated with additional history information.
