WATCH: Trump Says He “Feels Badly” for Cornell Frat Members Accused of Gang Rape After Kathy Hochul Appoints Letitia James to Revive Case

President Trump broke his silence on the former Cornell University student who claims she was drugged and raped by multiple fraternity members during a drug and alcohol-fueled sexual encounter in 2024. 

New details of the alleged assault are still emerging, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul is now seeking to revive a criminal case against the Chi Phi fraternity members involved in the alleged assault.

Hochul announced on Thursday that she appointed James by executive order as a special prosecutor in the case, slamming the local DA’s office and the Cornell Police Department.

“Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Department and the decision by the Tompkins County District Attorney not to prosecute an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University’s campus in October 2024,” she wrote in a press release.

“This has, in turn, undercut my faith, and the public’s faith, in the District Attorney’s ability to effectively investigate and prosecute the case at this time.”

Tonight, I signed an executive order appointing Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the Cornell sexual assault case.

New information has raised serious questions about how this case was handled, and I’ve lost faith in the Tompkins County DA’s ability to… pic.twitter.com/R1YvXc3TPa

— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) October 2, 2026

Some of the newest information we’re learning about the case is what the woman, identified as Jane Doe in her lawsuit against seven former Chi Phi members, told investigators about the 2024 incident that led to a decision not to file criminal charges.

Back then, she admitted that she “was super drunk” when she arrived at the frat house to meet a friend and that she “was pretty OK with all of this” when he propositioned her for three-way sex with another member of the fraternity, according to a transcript of her interview obtained by CBS. The woman had reportedly been drinking for several hours before arriving at the frat house, where she drank more, consumed ketamine with the men, and engaged in sexual intercourse.

According to Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten, Jane Doe did not withdraw her consent during the incident, and when she expressed concerns, the frat brothers “stopped and did not pursue what they were doing,” ABC reported.

And in the days following the alleged rape, she wrote in a text message to one of the defendants, according to CBS, “non(e) of the sexual stuff was illegal.” She reportedly also said she enjoyed the threesome with him and another man, then suggested they should smoke together without “the extra 5 billion men and ketamine.”

Still, she maintained that she was “pretty incapacitated” and could “say with 100% confidence I was raped.”

Left-wing professor and renowned feminist Camille Paglia is calling BS on the story, arguing “this is not a real rape.”

In an op-ed for the New York Post, Miranda DeVine likens the case to “the same lynch-mob hysteria as the notorious Duke lacrosse or ‘mattress girl’ hoaxes of old — only with social media making ­everything worse.” 

When asked about Hochul and James’ attempt to revive the case against the seven men, who have already been deemed guilty by the public and doxxed, Trump suggested it’s what a lot of people are already thinking: a witch hunt.

“Well, Letitia James is a corrupt person. She’s totally corrupt, and I can’t imagine it. And I feel badly for whoever she’s looking at because they won’t get a fair shake,” Trump said. “Letitia James is a corrupt person.”

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Trump also responded on Truth Social, sharing a monologue from the Will Cain show on Fox, where Cain blasts Hochul and James’ “malicious prosecution” and exposes the Democrats’ lies and MeToo hysteria over the alleged rape.

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“Why would the Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, appoint a Corrupt Prosecutor, Letitia “Peekaboo” James, to represent the State in the highly controversial Cornell University rape case?” Trump wrote.