New York Governor Kathy Hochul has officially appointed State Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to handle the investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity. Her reasoning is simple: “New information has raised serious questions about how this case was handled, and I’ve lost faith in the Tompkins County DA’s ability to fairly oversee it.” Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten will no longer be overseeing the case.
According to The Hill, President Donald Trump criticized the decision to bring James into the investigation. During an appearance on the South Lawn on Friday, the President stated, “Letitia James is a corrupt person.” He further expressed his concerns about the impartiality of the process by adding, “I feel bad for whoever she’s looking at because they won’t get a fair shake.”
