Trump rails against ‘disgusting’ nemesis Letitia James handling Cornell rape investigation

President Donald Trump is publicly demanding that New York Attorney General Letitia James be taken off the state's inquiry into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, he called her a "disgusting cop" lacking credibility, argued that any outcome would be challenged on appeal because of her involvement, and urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to substitute someone else. Asked by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy before leaving for Alabama, he called James corrupt and said those she examines would not get fair treatment, according to The Independent.

Hochul named James on October 2 after concluding that the Cornell police inquiry and the Tompkins County district attorney's choice not to prosecute had eroded public trust. The case drew national notice after a Jane Doe filed a 101-page civil complaint on September 14. It claims she was assaulted for hours at Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity house in Ithaca, and that members later talked about it in a group chat. Cornell denies mishandling her October 2024 complaint.

James earlier won a civil fraud judgment against Trump and his businesses. Trump has said he feels sorry for the seven accused men, the university, the prosecutor and campus police.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →