On the recordNovember 14, 2025
If I did not resign that day, I was told that the D.O.J. would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from U.Va. before they would even negotiate.
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Mr. Ryan recounts the threat he received regarding federal funding if he did not resign.
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