McClellan Statement on Resignation of UVA President

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), a University of Virginia School of Law alumna, issued the following statement today after the resignation of the University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan:

“Thomas Jefferson founded UVA to engage in intellectual curiosity without fear of retaliation. The bullying of his beloved university by Trump and his Justice Department is exactly the kind of government overreach he feared.

“University leaders should be accountable to the university community and its governing bodies, not subject to political pressure from the President.”

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