<p>The attorney representing the 20-year-old former Cornell University student identified as Jane Doe, who was allegedly gang-raped by a group of fraternity brothers, condemned President Donald Trump for claiming the accused will not receive a "fair shake" because New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading the investigation.</p>
<p>Thomas Giuffra appeared on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday and criticized Trump’s comments, which he argued "politicized" the case. Giuffra also expressed concerns about the Ivy League’s handling of the initial investigation, suggesting that more individuals were involved than the seven named in the lawsuit filed last month.</p>
<p>“I think to politicize something like this is just wrong,” Giuffra stated. “There are Republicans whose daughters are getting assaulted. There are Democrats whose daughters are getting assaulted. It has nothing to do with politics.”</p>
<p>Trump responded to Governor Kathy Hochul’s assignment of James to the case by labeling the attorney general as corrupt and expressing sympathy for the accused, stating they would not receive a fair evaluation.</p>
<p>The president’s criticism of James is linked to her civil fraud investigations into his business dealings, which included a successful $454 million civil fraud case against Trump, his family, and his company in 2022, later dismissed by a New York appeals court in 2025.</p>
<p>During his interview with Jake Tapper, Giuffra discussed the initial investigation into Doe’s allegations of being drugged and gang-raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024. He noted that the investigation did not subpoena any phone records, but Doe’s recent filing included a Snapchat message in which one of the fraternity members allegedly encouraged others to join him by sending a message about getting "free p****" upstairs. A CNN report indicated that the Snapchat group message also included an image of Doe during the assault.</p>
<p>“If this was a normal investigation that was done in New York City, for example, they would have gotten search warrants. … They would have downloaded all of this material,” Giuffra remarked. “I’m confident, knowing this day and age and the group that we’re dealing with, that there were other photos, there were videos, and you know where I think those photos and videos are now? I think they’re in the bottom of Lake Cayuga.”</p>
<p>Giuffra expressed concern that evidence may have been destroyed and indicated that Doe's state of consciousness during the incident leads him to believe that more individuals were involved in the alleged assault.</p>
<p>“If you ask me, I believe there were more,” he asserted.</p>
<p>When asked if he thinks there were more than seven men involved, Giuffra replied, “I think so, but we’ll never know.” He attributed this uncertainty to the inadequate investigation conducted.</p>
<p>Matthew Van Houten, the district attorney in Tompkins County, New York, revived the case based on new evidence submitted by the alleged victim. Hochul has expressed doubts about Van Houten's capabilities, noting that he did not pursue charges when Doe initially reported the alleged assault in 2024.</p>