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Trump brings legal, business complications to the White House

In San Diego today, Gonzalo Curiel held a hearing in the ongoing civil fraud case against Trump University.  He's the federal judge Trump called biased because of his Mexican ancestry. That's one of dozens of lawsuits facing the President-elect and his global network of business interests.

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By Warren Olney • Nov 10, 2016 • 10m Listen

In San Diego today, Gonzalo Curiel held a hearing in the ongoing civil fraud case against Trump University. He's the federal judge Trump called biased because of his Mexican ancestry. That's one of dozens of lawsuits facing the President-elect and his global network of business interests.

Norman Eisen was chief White House Ethics Lawyer in the first two years of the Obama Administration. A former diplomat, now at the Brookings Institution, Eisen has more on what the legacy of a businessman who boasts having never held political office will mean when he's in the White House.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Gideon Brower

    Independent Producer

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Norman Eisen

    Senior fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution; founder and executive chair, States United Democracy Center; former ambassador, Czech Republic from 2011 to 2014

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