Trump's housing discrimination lawsuit ranks among largest in U.S. history

“When I was really young, I went into my father's company, we along with many, many, many other companies, throughout the country, it was a federal lawsuit, were sued. We settled the suit with zero — no admission of guilt. It was very easy to do. But they sued many people.” — Donald Trump

Trump is correct to state that he and his father never admitted wrongdoing, though they did submit to a court order changing their rental practices — only after accusing the Justice Department of “gestapo tactics” and a failed countersuit against the government agency.

Trump is also correct that his family business was not the only one sued for discriminatory practices. But he is disingenuous in claiming his suit was unexceptional. It was, and still is, one of the biggest lawsuits ever brought by the Justice Department for housing discrimination against black people.