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The Trump administration alleges Harvard mishandled antisemitism and seeks $1 billion in damages, shifting from a dropped $200 million demand amid ongoing federal funding disputes.
- 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 seeks $1 billion from 'strongly antisemitic' Harvard University
After federal judge overturned defunding, President Trump announces his administration is seeking $1 billion in damages from “strongly antisemitic” Harvard University. By World Israel News Staff President Donald Trump announced this week that his administration is seeking one billion dollars in damages from Harvard University, while reiterating his past criticisms of the Ivy League institution’s handling of campus antisemitism. In a post to his …
In the dispute with the elite university Harvard Donald Trump goes into the offensive and sets the demand surprisingly high: he wants a billion dollars compensation.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he seeks damages worth a billion dollars from Harvard University, in a new downturn of the conflict between his administration and the educational institution. Demersus comes in the context of the repeated allegations of anti-Semitism and ideological partnership made by Trump at the university address. Article Donald Trump announces that he seeks damages of $1 billion in Harvard University: "We do not w…
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Trump ups demands from Harvard, seeks $1 billion settlement after months of strained talks
By Lex Harvey, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has doubled down on his attacks against Harvard University, demanding that the Ivy League school pay a $1 billion settlement to restore federal funding after months of failed negotiations. “We are now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages, and want nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social late Monday, disputing a report from t…
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