Latino lawyers and judges are slamming Donald Trump for his criticism of the judge presiding over a lawsuit against Trump University, NBC News reports.
Many of them accuse the Republican presumptive nominee for using “bigotry” and of deflecting from issues in the case as he tried to make federal district Judge Gonzalo Curiel appear unqualified.
Robert Maldonado, president of the Hispanic National Bar Association, called on Trump to apologize to Curiel for his “attacks.” Charlie Gonzalez, a former state district court judge, called the comments “unacceptable.” Tom Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, called it "ridiculous" to assert Curiel would be biased because of his heritage.
In his most recent comments, Trump told the Wall Street Journal he defended referring to Curiel as Mexican. He recently adjusted that reference to Mexican heritage. Earlier, he called the judge a "hater."
