The Trump rule Jeffrey Epstein hoped might save a college professor accused of sexual harassment
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Newly released correspondence between Jeffrey Epstein and physicist Lawrence Krauss reveals how Epstein hoped to use a Trump administration Title IX rule to help Krauss defend against a sexual harassment complaint. Advocates for sexual assault survivors are using the emails to argue against the rule's potential revival.
Jeffrey Epstein's messages to Lawrence Krauss, a physicist facing a sexual harassment complaint, show how Epstein believed a Trump administration Title IX rule could help Krauss. In 2018, Epstein fielded texts, phone calls, and emails from Krauss and bolstered his legal defense. Epstein wrote that his 'friends in the White House HATE the title ix c--ts' and suggested this might be Krauss's 'out.' The Trump administration's 2020 Title IX regulation aimed to establish more protections for those accused of wrongdoing. Advocates for sexual assault survivors argue that the rule is 'anti-survivor' and are pushing against its potential revival. The Biden administration tried to scrap the 2020 regulation but was stymied in court. The new Trump administration is now seeking to codify its rule through regulation, a process that may begin this fall.
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