“I stand by the curriculum that was taught at both Trump University and Trump Institute,” he said. Operating as the Trump Institute, the Milins pursued familiar tactics — and attracted familiar complaints, eventually earning an F from the Better Business Bureau. Mr. Trump’s infomercial performance suggested he was closely overseeing the Trump Institute. Yet while he owned 93 percent of Trump University, the Trump Institute was owned and operated by Irene and Mike Milin, a couple who had been marketing get-rich-quick courses since the 1980s. She said she never spoke to Mr. Trump, let alone received guidance from him on what to write.

Source: New York Times June 29, 2016 16:05 UTC