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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer

Trump investigations into antisemitism in the Ivy League were ploys to strip school funding, whistleblower claims

A former federal attorney has filed a whistleblower disclosure alleging that a specialized task force launched under President Donald Trump forced settlements upon Ivy League universities despite relying on investigations that were hurried, incomplete, or incapable of proving legal violations.

The complaint asserts that federal reviews into some of the country's most prominent universities were intended to coerce institutions into making political concessions.

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