President Trump has personally stipulated that hefty financial penalties be part of agreements his administration is negotiating with the elite universities. Critics call it extortion.
President Trump has personally stipulated that hefty financial penalties be part of agreements his administration is negotiating with the elite universities. Critics call it extortion.
Edward R. Martin Jr.’s conduct is part of a pattern in which top administration officials try to use the vast powers of the government to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump’s enemies.
Edward R. Martin Jr.’s conduct is part of a pattern in which top administration officials try to use the vast powers of the government to cast the specter of criminality on President Trump’s enemies.
Edward R. Martin Jr. has said that if he is unable to successfully obtain indictments against the targets of his inquiries, he will name and shame them.
A potential $500 million settlement would end a monthslong battle that pitted the nation’s wealthiest school against the Trump administration’s extraordinary crackdown on higher education.
A potential $500 million settlement would end a monthslong battle that pitted the nation’s wealthiest school against the Trump administration’s extraordinary crackdown on higher education.
Harvard officials have been sensitive to the possibility that a deal with the government would be seen as surrendering to the president and offering him a political gift.
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