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USA Today: Trump Could Take 75 Pending Lawsuits to White House

USA Today: Trump Could Take 75 Pending Lawsuits to White House

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By    |   Tuesday, 25 October 2016 05:23 PM EDT

If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, he will take the 75 pending lawsuits he has with him to the Oval Office.

According to a USA Today analysis, there have been more than 4,000 lawsuits involving Trump and his businesses over the years. Seventy-five of them are still open, which could create an awkward situation in which the president of the United States is forced to testify either in a closed session or perhaps even in a public setting on multiple occasions.

In recent days, Trump has threatened to sue the women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. If he goes through with those lawsuits, they would be added to his tally.

Alan Garten, who works as the general counsel for Trump and his businesses, said Trump serving in the White House would not change anything about the open lawsuits.

"The reality is we're an operating company," Garten told USA Today. "We'll treat all cases the same way if he's elected or not — and the results shouldn't be different in the eyes of the law."

Garten added that 30 of the 75 open cases are significant. The rest are lower-level claims, some of which could be dismissed.

With two weeks left before the Nov. 8 election, the polls tell different stories about where Trump stands in the race for president. The RealClear Politics polling average gives Democrat Hillary Clinton a 5.1-point lead, while a Rasmussen poll shows Trump up two points.

An Investors Business Daily survey, meanwhile, concluded the race is a dead heat. 

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If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, he will take the 75 pending lawsuits he has with him to the Oval Office.
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