US EditionTrump seeks $1 billion from Harvard University in damages
The Trump administration alleges Harvard mishandled antisemitism during protests and demands $1 billion in damages amid ongoing legal battles over federal funding and campus policies.
- On Feb 2, President Donald Trump said his administration will seek One Billion Dollars in damages from Harvard University following a New York Times report and posted the demand on Truth Social.
- The dispute stems from federal investigations after the Trump administration said Harvard mishandled antisemitic harassment following the October 7, 2023 attacks and revoked around $2 billion in federal research grants.
- The New York Times reported that Harvard's governing board met Monday as negotiations, mediated by Stephen A. Schwarzman, showed Trump dropped a $200 million demand.
- A federal judge previously blocked efforts to cut off billions in research grants while litigation continues, and other Ivy League schools struck deals to preserve funding.
- Threats to tax-exempt status and university patents show the White House's higher-education campaign aims for a political win, with a deal seen as a victory amid sagging approval ratings.
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Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard, says university is 'behaving very badly'
The standoff between President Donald Trump and Harvard University escalated late Monday night, with the president posting on Truth Social that he is now demanding $1 billion in damages and declaring that his administration wants “nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University.“ Trump takes aim at The New York Times The post came hours after The New York Times reported his administration had dropped a previous demand for a $200 …
Donald Trump seeks $1billion in damages from Harvard for 'antisemitism'
President Trump has announced his administration is seeking $1billion in damages from Harvard University as the latest step in an ongoing feud over allegations of antisemitism.In a Truth Social post late on Monday, Mr Trump accused the Ivy League school of being “strongly antisemitic”, and that Alan Garber, Harvard president, “has done a terrible job of rectifying a very bad situation for his institution and, more importantly, America itself”.Wi…
Trump seeks $1 billion in damages from Harvard University over ‘serious and heinous illegalities’
Harvard University has been a main target of the Trump administration’s attempt to leverage federal funding in order to crack down on antisemitism and “woke" ideology.
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