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Donald Trump said he feels 'badly' for the Cornell 7 as they are being investigated by 'corrupt' New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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The president lambasted 'Peekaboo' James, using his longstanding and controversial nickname after Governor Kathy Hochul appointed her as a special prosecutor in the alleged gang rape case.
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On Thursday, Democrat Hochul signed an executive order appointing James to oversee the case in which a woman claims she was gang raped by seven fraternity members.
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Trump, who previously told the press that he felt the university would 'do what's right' in response to the allegations, slammed Hochul for appointing James on Friday.
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He wrote on Truth Social: 'Why would the Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, appoint a Corrupt Prosecutor, Letitia 'Peekaboo' James, to represent the State in the highly controversial Cornell University rape case?'
The nickname has previously sparked allegations of racism by critics, which Trump has denied.
The president was asked again about the case Friday and without commenting on either of the parties involved, said James would ensure the defendants would not be treated fairly.
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She's totally corrupt and I cannot imagine it, and I feel badly for whoever she's looking at, because they won't get a fair shake.
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Donald Trump ripped New York Governor Kathy Hochul for appointing 'corrupt' Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor in the Cornell 7 alleged gang rape case
James infamously filed a civil suit against Trump alleging financial fraud by his business that led to the President being fined over $400million, though it was later voided for being excessive
The Daily Mail has reached out to both Hochul and James for comment.
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James infamously filed a civil suit against Trump alleging financial fraud by his business that led to the President being fined over $400 million, though it was later voided for being excessive.
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Last October, James was herself federally indicted over charges of bank fraud and making false statements.
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It was dismissed a month later.
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Trump previously said that while he didn't 'know that much about it,' that Cornell was a 'fine school and I'm sure they'll do what's right.
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Hochul said she 'lost faith' in the local probe into the Cornell rape case as she announced
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she had appointed a special prosecutor
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'New information has raised serious questions about how this case was handled, and I've lost faith in the Tompkins County District Attorney's ability to fairly oversee it,' she announced.
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The young woman at the center of this case deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued.'
Her decision comes after a newly-released transcript shows the alleged victim told Cornell police she was '100 percent' confident she was assaulted.
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Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has said his decision not to bring charges against the seven alleged perpetrators at the time was based on the contents of Jane Doe's signed 2024 statement.
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On Thursday, Democrat Hochul signed an executive order appointing James to oversee the case in which a woman claims she was gang raped by seven fraternity members after a previous DA declined to bring any charges
But he told CBS News on Tuesday he had never before seen the transcript showing what Jane Doe told campus police.
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The District Attorney said he will now seek a copy of the transcript and follow up with Cornell police.
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'Nobody knows this information about the transcript and that gives me something to really dig into because that changes the landscape for me,' he said.
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Cornell officials, meanwhile, said its police department provided the results of the school's investigation to the District Attorney's Office as prosecutors reconsider whether to bring charges against the alleged rapists.
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University officials have also said they agreed to undertake an independent investigation into its handling of the matter.
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The case gained renewed attention after Jane Doe filed a civil suit on September 16.
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It alleges that Doe, then 20, arrived at the fraternity house on October 19, 2024, already heavily intoxicated following a night of drinking in Ithaca.
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She alleges she was pressured to take ketamine and given marijuana and high-proof alcohol before being repeatedly sexually assaulted as additional fraternity members entered the room.
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Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has said his decision not to bring charges against the seven alleged perpetrators was based on the contents of Jane Doe's signed 2024 statement and not what is contained inside a new lawsuit she filed
Hochul said she 'lost faith' in the local probe into the Cornell rape case as she announced James' appointment
The complaint alleges seven men eventually participated and that Doe became 'completely incapacitated.
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She says the ordeal continued until around 5.45am, when she lost consciousness.
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It also claims that during the assault, one fraternity member posted to a 'Chi Phi Actives' Snapchat group that there was 'free p***y' upstairs, referring to Doe.
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'Like you can walk in and whip it out,' another member allegedly responded, according to a screenshot described in the filing.
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Doe reported the allegations to Cornell University Police on November 8 after friends encouraged her to come forward, according to the lawsuit.
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Cornell temporarily suspended the fraternity and seven students that day.
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The defendants have not all publicly responded to the allegations but no criminal charges have been filed.
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Kretzschmar, Norris and Lopes have now publicly denied participating in the alleged sexual assaults or drug use described in the complaint.
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Jeremy Saland, an attorney for defendant Scott Kretzschmar, said the alleged incident 'did not happen.'
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Trump deployed his favorite nickname for James - 'Peekaboo' - a moniker which has been criticized as racist although the president denies the claims
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At bottom, Scott never sexually assaulted or even touched the plaintiff in any way.
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Period,' Saland said.
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'We look forward to confronting the plaintiff in a court of law for her selfishly false claims with both the evidence and her own words.'
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Defendant Scott Norris separately denied participating in sexual activity or drug use, while acknowledging sending one message cited in the complaint.
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I did not participate in any sexual activity or drug use,' Norris said.
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'I thoughtlessly engaged in Snapchat and briefly stopped in the room where misconduct happened but not when it happened.'
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