On October 4, Legal AF reported that Trump sided with the alleged assailants in the Cornell rape investigation rather than the victim. The discussion widened as Trump called Letitia James corrupt and said anyone she investigates will not get a fair shake, and a 1990s clip resurfaced of him defending Mike Tyson over his rape conviction on the Letterman show. On October 26, AOC told an Ithaca town hall that rape culture is protected at elite institutions including Cornell. Coverage draws a through-line from the E. Jean Carroll verdicts to the Central Park Five ad, while the Cornell case itself remains under investigation.