Lawyers accuse DoJ of political pressure in University of California antisemitism investigation

Attorneys who eventually quit tell LA Times they were pushed to conclude university system had violated law

Attorneys with the US Department of Justice have reportedly said they felt pressured to accuse the University of California of discriminating against Jewish students and faculty, at the urging of the Trump administration, in what one lawyer described as a “hit job”.

Nine attorneys, some of whom requested anonymity, shared insider accounts with the Los Angeles Times of the federal government’s investigation into California’s research university system. The attorneys said they felt pushed to conclude the UC had violated the law before they had determined the facts. All of the attorneys eventually resigned.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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