Raskin Demands Harvard and Bard Explain Epstein Ties

Rep. Jamie Raskin, the House Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat, sent letters to Harvard University and Bard College on June 17 demanding they detail their institutional connections to Jeffrey Epstein and whether those ties enabled his crimes. The move escalates a minority-led investigation into how Epstein leveraged academic prestige and access. Though Raskin lacks subpoena power, the letters create public pressure on institutions already sensitive to congressional scrutiny over federal funding and autonomy.