According to a report, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) investigators interviewed former Columbia University President Katrina Armstrong, according to a report.
Wall Street Journal It is reported that HHS investigators interviewed Armstrong on April 1 after resigning on March 28.
While submitting, Armstrong said she did not know about the allegations of spitting Jewish students and did not know the names of several faculty members who allegedly presented Hama’s supporters who defended the attack on October 7, 2023.
Armstrong also said she did not know that Columbia University students were demanding the destruction of Israel.
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Uncontrollable photo of Interim President Dr. Katrina ARMSESTON on August 16, 2024 via Columbia University. (AP via Jorg Mayor Photography/Columbia University)
According to some parts of the Wall Street Journal, the acting general council of HHS, Sean Kavini, was not pleased with the answers to Armstrong.
“I am just trying to understand that when you are clearly a intelligent doctor, you remember such a horrific events of opposition,” Kevini said.
Armstrong told HHS officials that “this has been a lot, very, difficult years,” according to New York Times.
He added, “I have sitting here, what is in this report or what I remember from this report, I don’t have specific memories.”
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Students’ protesters gathered at their camp at Columbia University Campus in New York on April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephen Yarmiah)
The former interim president of Columbia University has repeatedly said during the statement that some parts of the last year are “fading” and said he had problems in remembering specific details.
In a statement, Columbia University’s Board of Trustee tried to separate HHS officials from Armstrong’s testimony.
The board said, “Columbia University is firmly committed to solving the problems raised by our federal regulators in relation to discrimination, harassment and anti -enmity.” “This testimony does not reflect the work done by the University to deal with enmity, harassment and discrimination through the University and to ensure the safety and fitness of our community.”
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President Donald Trump addresses the National Republican Congress Committee Dinner in Washington, DC on April 8, 2025. (Reuters/Nathan Howard)
Armstrong’s testimony about HHS surfaced when the Trump administration moved the company to withdraw more than $ 400 million in financing. Negotiations on the restoration of the fund began when the university agreed on several demands, such as improving its protest policies.
Fox News Digital reached HHS and Columbia University for comments.
Fox News’ Elike Skimal participated in the report.
