Michael S. Schmidt
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reporter @nytimes book: “Donald Trump v the United States” https://t.co/3fF07VHSZ0
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NEW: Trump officials acknowledge that the letter the administration sent to Harvard -- that set off a tectonic battle between one of the most prestigious universities in the country and a U.S. president -- was sent by mistake. The letter has had massive consequences. The White.
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NEW BREAKING: Harvard is willing to meet Trump's demand that the school fork over double what Columbia did. That means Harvard would be on the hook for as much as $500 million. But stumbling blocks toward a deal still remain. Harvard doesn't want monitor like Columbia.
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ANALYSIS: After initially focusing his second-term ire on other individuals and institutions, Trump is again seeking prosecution of his most prominent rivals — this time with aides more inclined to carry out his demands and with the intel community ramping up to help.
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RT @ByMikeBaker: Amid all the noise, it can be hard to figure out the facts of the Epstein-Trump relationship. Here is a year-by-year time….
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RT @ByMikeBaker: Epstein victim:.• says she spoke to FBI about people in Epstein's orbit, including Trump.• says Trump came to Epstein’s of….
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NEW: An Epstein accuser recounts how she told the FBI on two occasions about Trump’s ties to Epstein and other powerful men like Clinton. This type of disclosure is just the type of information potentially buried in DOJ’s Epstein files that Trumps’s allies have clamored for.
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NEW and BREAKING: The day after former FBI director James Comey posted a photo of seashells arranged in "86 47," the Secret Service had him physically surveilled and tracked his location through his phone. w/ @esullivannyt
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After the former F.B.I. director put a picture on Instagram of seashells arranged to say “86 47,” law enforcement tailed his car and tracked his cellphone, steps usually reserved for serious threats.
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NEW and BREAKING: UVA's president has resigned in face of demands by Trump admin/DOJ that he step down. Hundreds of millions of dollars in fed funding for school were on the line. Major Trump victory in Trump v. Higher Ed w/@MichaelCBender
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The Justice Department had demanded that James E. Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school.
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MORE: In the hopes of ensuring funding is not stripped, members of the school’s oversight board appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin have been in discussions w/ DOJ to learn what could be done. As part of those discussions, DOJ said Ryan must go.
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The Justice Department has demanded that James E. Ryan step down to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school, three people familiar with the matter said.
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NEW and BREAKING: DOJ putting extraordinary pressure on UVA to have its president removed. New and burgeoning front in Trump v. Higher Ed w/@MichaelCBender
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The Justice Department has demanded that James E. Ryan step down to help resolve a civil rights investigation into the school, three people familiar with the matter said.
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NEW: Behind closed doors, we’re told, Harvard officials are trying to figure out how to strike a deal without compromising its values or appearing to have capitulated. That’s something powerful institutions that made deals with Trump found impossible.
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The university is trying to avoid the appearance of appeasement, something other powerful institutions that made deals with President Trump found impossible.
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NEW: Harvard and Trump are back at the table. That's a major development in the Harvard story. Here's everything we know about what's going on behind closed doors and the current state of the negotiations. w/@alanblinder
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Details about the discussions emerged after President Trump said the two sides, which have been locked in court battles for weeks, might reach a settlement soon.
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In one notable moment in the hearing, two top Republicans on the panel, Ms. Blackburn and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, criticized how the 2034 Winter Olympics was rewarded last summer to Salt Lake City.
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Members of both parties criticized the World Anti-Doping Agency for its decision not to sanction Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance, including some who went on to win Olympic...
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NEW: More fallout for the firms that decided to cut deals with Trump -- as many as seven partners are planning to leave Willkie Farr to join Cooley, one of the few firms that was willing to step up and fight Trump in court. w/@maggieNYT
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The departures are the latest fallout for firms that cut deals with President Trump to avoid executive orders.
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NEW: What could Harvard look like if Trump keeps up his campaign against the school? For Harvard, based on our reporting, it's fairly bleak -- it could lose prestige and influence, and become harder to afford. w/@smervosh
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If President Trump makes good on all his threats, Harvard may lose much of its influence and prestige. It could also become even harder to afford.
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NEW: In the latest sign of how the Trump admin is using an whole of government approach to attack Harvard, Sec of State Marco Rubio is pushing Treasury to investigate whether Harvard violated federal sanctions by collaborating on a health insurance conference in China that may.
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