Cable News Clips

Shortly after Trump bought the club in November 2012, he called a membership meeting and told members on the resignation lists that if they didn’t rescind their notice, they would no longer be allowed club access starting Jan. 1, 2013.

Two months later, he informed the resigning members they would still be expected to pay dues until they reached the top of the resignation list.

The members said that by cutting off their access, Trump owed them their deposits within 30 days, citing a clause in their Ritz-Carlton contracts.

When the company refused to abide by this clause, the lead plaintiffs sued. Eventually the class party to the lawsuit would include 65 former members.