White House Press Secretary: The US government will respond to Harvard's lawsuit in court

The White House press secretary said Harvard University is at risk of losing federal funds, and the US government will respond to Harvard's lawsuit in court. Harvard University said on the 21st that it has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming that it has frozen billions of dollars in federal funds, illegally compromised the school's academic independence and violated the school's constitutional rights. Harvard's president said in a statement that the freezing of funds is illegal, which is beyond the scope of the government's authority. It is reported that the US government entities mentioned by Harvard University in the lawsuit include the Ministry of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, the Department of Energy and the General Services Administration. Previously, the Trump administration announced on April 14 that it would freeze about $2.30 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contracts to Harvard University. It is reported that Harvard University said on the same day that it will not comply with a series of demands made by the Trump administration to combat anti-Semitism. In addition, the Trump administration also said on the 18th that it has asked Harvard University to provide records of foreign funds and some foreign relationships over the past decade.