A former Justice Department lawyer is blowing the whistle on a Trump-era task force that allegedly weaponized antisemitism investigations against Ivy League schools—pushing for settlements at Brown, Harvard, and Columbia despite flimsy or nonexistent evidence of legal violations. The probe, launched in February 2025, was riddled with procedural flaws and predetermined outcomes, prompting Van Erem to quit in May 2025, calling it politically motivated. Critics, including Rep. Jamie Raskin, label it a “fake” operation designed to silence academics and extort cash, while federal judges have already slammed the administration’s tactics as ideologically driven and unconstitutional.
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