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Former U.Va. President Details Justice Department Pressure That Led to Ouster

In an extraordinary 12-page letter, James E. Ryan described the pressure campaign leading to his resignation as akin to a “hostage situation.”

© Kirsten Luce for The New York Times

“The call for my resignation, right until the end, seemed so outlandish as not to be entirely believable,” James E. Ryan, former president of the University of Virginia, said in a letter on Friday.
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How a 17-Year-Old Girl Became Enmeshed in the Matt Gaetz Scandal

A 17-year-old with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men. She wants the public to have a fuller understanding of how she was victimized.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Matt Gaetz, then a Florida congressman, outside the Capitol last year. A bipartisan House Ethics Committee investigation determined there was substantial evidence that he had sex with the 17-year-old in exchange for money.
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Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip

The investigation into Muriel E. Bowser, which is being handled by the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington, could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

It remains unclear how far the investigation into Muriel E. Bowser, a Democrat who has served as Washington’s mayor since 2015, has advanced.
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