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A confidential memo, later published in court documents, shows that the Trump administration had already shared an aggressive ‘menu’ of reforms with Harvard, a week before government officials sent a second list of demands that the University rejected.
The Trump administration dialed up its pressure on Harvard University Wednesday, threatening the school’s accreditation and formally subpoenaing it for records related to enrollment of international students.
In a letter to Harvard, the Trump administration threatens the university with "loss of all federal financial resources".
The White House does not have the direct power to revoke accreditation, but it has alerted Harvard’s accreditor about the university’s non-compliance with standards.