http://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/os-donald-trump-pam-bondi-scott-maxwell--donald-trump-made-national-news-last-we-20160907-column.html
"One day, Bondi's office told this newspaper it was reviewing complaints from
Floridians who
said they felt swindled by the Trump Institute affiliate of Trump University.
Four days later,
Trump's foundation cut a $25,000 check to Bondi's campaign committee.
Then, after the check came in,
her office decided not to take any action against Trump.
Bondi — whose own spokesman said Bondi personally asked Trump for the money — says the two things weren't related. But imagine if another prosecutor did such a thing.
This week, I looked at the records in the New York case and found complaints from several Floridians. A North Lauderdale man said he spent $8,750 and never got a promised mentor. A Miami resident said she lost "more than $40,000" paying for services that weren't provided. A Hollywood man said he quickly determined the seminars were "a complete scam" and was denied his "satisfaction guarantee" refund (a key detail in all this).
All told, the
New York case covers a a total of 827 Trump courses taken by Floridians, said Doug Cohen, a spokesman for Schneiderman.
Think about that. That means
Floridians who feel victimized have to hope that an elected official more than 1,000 miles away will right any alleged wrongs.
Bondi's office claimed it took no action because it found nothing worth pursuing. But I can't find much evidence that staffers actually looked."