hand-pick #2
トランプ氏が創立したトランプ大学に対する訴訟問題に関する記事です。トランプ大学の入学者6,000人が入学金3万5千ドルの返還を求めて訴訟をしておりました。訴訟理由は大学に入学すれば不動産事業で成功できるという触れ込みで詐欺行為をはたらいたというものです。訴訟はトランプ氏が2千5百万ドルの示談金を支払う形で決着が付きました。
記事の中で気になった単語は"hand-picked"です。『Wisdom英和辞典第三版』（三省堂）で調べると"hand-pick"で「…を精選する, …を手で摘む」などという意味がありました。Oxford Dictionaries.comには"hand-pick"で"(usually as adjective hand-picked)Select carefully with a particular purpose in mind"と定義されております。トランプ大学はトランプ氏選り抜きの講師陣が講義を行っていたようです。(Ume)
Trump settles Trump University lawsuits for $25m
US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is presiding over the two California cases, had been urging both sides to settle out of court.
In June, Mr Trump said: "I will win the Trump University case. I already am, as far as I'm concerned.
"I could settle that case. I could have settled that case. I just choose not to."
Mr Trump would not admit any wrongdoing in the settlement, a source familiar with the settlement told the BBC earlier on Friday, adding that it is a "180 degree reversal" for the president-elect.
Trump University promised students the opportunity to learn from "hand-picked" teachers, that actually were not chosen by Mr Trump himself.
The closest students ever got to the real estate mogul was having their photo taken beside a cardboard cutout of him, Mr Schneiderman has alleged. He also said that Mr Trump personally pocketed about $5m (£4m) in the "scheme".
