Whistleblower says Trump team overrode DOJ findings in Ivy probes
What's new: Democrats released a complaint alleging a 2025 antisemitism task force pushed predetermined civil rights cases.
A former Justice Department civil rights lawyer accused Trump administration officials of brushing aside their own investigators' recommendations while pursuing civil rights cases against three Ivy League universities. The complaint, dated Aug. 17 and released Aug. 18 by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, came from Haley Van Erem and colleagues whose names were redacted. They said they had been assigned in 2025 to an administration task force on antisemitism and alleged officials pushed for predetermined findings instead of following the evidence gathered by career investigators. The account centers on how the administration handled university investigations tied to civil rights enforcement.