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NEW: How Donald Trump has used a secretive, private justice system – arbitration – to try to move lawsuits and potentially damaging or embarrassing claims out of the public eye buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Trump over the years has turned to a secretive, private justice system — arbitration — to try to keep claims out of court brought by Stormy Daniels, former White House and 2016 campaign staffers, investors in his businesses, and employees of his companies buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Arbitration has a long history — at its core, it's about two parties deciding to settle a dispute privately. Trump's use of arbitration underscores broader complaints that the current state of the system puts consumers and employees at a big disadvantage buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Until the 80s, arbitration was more about industry disputes where companies negotiated terms. When consumers (think credit card contracts, app terms of service, etc.) or employees are presented with arbitration clauses, there's usually no negotiation buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
This is what's been at play in these cases — arbitration clauses built into contracts that Trump had 2016 campaign staffers, employees, or investors sign. There's also pending litigation about whether he can invoke a clause in a contract he didn't sign buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
