Hey, remember those lawsuits against Donald Trump and his Trump University? The ones that accused him of fraud and deception? Well, it was just announced that Trump has agreed to settle those suits by paying $25 million. Also, I'm not sure if it's included in the $25 million but there's also a payment of "up to $1 million" in penalties to the State of New York for violating education laws there.
In the settlement, Trump admits no wrongdoing and I'm sure his side will spin that there was no wrongdoing; that he's just settling the case so it won't be a distraction from his primary goal, which is to make himself and other wealthy people much richer by getting rid of taxes and regulations. Or whatever his primary goal is as president.
It is true that settling a lawsuit is sometimes cheaper and easier than winning it. People who are sued often do that. And I don't think it reflects poorly on Trump to settle a lawsuit that he insisted over and over he would never settle. The way our legal system works, you kind of have to say that even if you're dying to settle a matter and to avoid going to trial. So I don't think the settlement, in and of itself, proves Trump committed the fraud and deception.
However, I do think that if Hillary Clinton were to settle a lawsuit, regardless of its scope, costs or merits, the folks who don't like her and who voted for Trump would insist that was incontrovertible proof that she was crooked.