Trump's video testimony won't appear in attack ads

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge's refusal to release video of Donald Trump testifying in a lawsuit about the now-defunct Trump University denies critics of the Republican presidential nominee a chance to use potentially powerful images against him.

Attorneys suing the business mogul have said his tone, facial expressions, gestures and body language show "complete and utter unfamiliarity" with Trump University's instructors and instruction and that he made "many spontaneous and ad hominem remarks that are not reflected in the paper transcript of his depositions."

Curiel wrote that "while there is a degree of legitimate public interest in the demeanor of the defendant in the deposition videos," it did not outweigh the potential harm the ongoing media scrutiny of the footage could do to the case.

Two class-action lawsuits being overseen by Curiel in San Diego and one lawsuit in New York allege that Trump University, which wasn't accredited as a school, gave seminars and classes across the country that were like infomercials, constantly pressuring students to spend up to $35,000 for mentorships and, in the end, failing on its promise to teach success in real estate.