Judge refuses to halt class action suit accusing Trump of promoting pyramid scheme

A federal judge in Manhattan on Monday refused to halt a lawsuit against President Trump and his family alleging that they promoted a pyramid scheme.Judge Lorna G. Schofield denied the Trump family’s request for a stay while they appeal an earlier ruling that allowed the lawsuit to move forward.Schofield, who was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President Obama, wrote in an opinion that the Trumps…