<p>Trump University collapsed in 2010, but the failed experiment lives on in three lawsuits that threaten to damage the billionaire&rsquo;s credibility. These cases are presided over by District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, a man Donald Trump has criticized based on his Mexican ;ancestry. ;</p>
<p>Judge Curiel&rsquo;s Latino heritage presents an &ldquo;inherent conflict of interest,&rdquo; argued Donald Trump.</p>
<p>His ;comment ;made ;matters ;worse, serrving only to fan the fire for those who would call Trump racist. But now, ;ex-attorney general Alberto Gonzales (also Latino) has stepped in to argue in the billionaire&#8217;s favor.</p>
<p>Curiel&rsquo;s heritage is a non-issue, explains Gonzalez in the op-ed he wrote in the <em>Washington Post</em>. But there are legitimate reasons Trump should question the judge&#8217;s impartiality &ndash; including his membership to the <em>National Council of La Raza,</em> a radical Hispanic group associated with <em>La Raza Lawyers of San Diego.</em> ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Trump may be concerned that the lawyers&rsquo; association or its members represent or support the other advocacy organization,&rdquo; writes Gonzales. ;</p>
<p><em>La Raza Lawyers of San Diego ;</em>has donated more than half a million dollars to Hillary Clinton. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Curiel appointed the firm in the case before Trump entered the presidential race, but again, it might not be unreasonable for a defendant in Trump&rsquo;s position to wonder who Curiel favors in the presidential election,&rdquo; continues Gonzales. ;&ldquo;Regardless of the way Trump has gone about raising his concerns over whether he&rsquo;s getting a fair trial, none of us should dismiss those concerns out of hand without carefully examining how a defendant in his position might perceive them &ndash; and we certainly should not dismiss them for partisan political reasons.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Gonzales admits that some of Trump&rsquo;s comments against Mexicans have made him angry, but he stresses that the case is about justice, not politics. &ldquo;This is about our judicial system, and the right of every American citizen to get a fair trial before an impartial judge.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Hearings and court dates are scheduled to continue throughout the summer before a November trial. ;</p>