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A White House spokesman has provided an exclusive statement that addresses the recent digital reports of Pak Gazette about third -party investigation into accusations of misconduct against the former volleyball player of the state of San José, Blaire Fleming.
Pak Gazette Digital reported Tuesday that Mountain West conference hired Willkie Farr & Gallagher (WFG) to investigate the accusations against Fleming of conspiracy with an opponent so that his teammate Brooke Slusser damaged for a game of October 3. Mountain West hired this company to manage the investigation in the same month that the same company represented the conference to protect Fleming’s eligibility in a preliminary court request so that the transfalified athlete from the female competition.
The WFG lawyer who directed the investigation into the accusations against Fleming, Tim Heaphy, then offered the legal advisor of the school to help him navigate a federal investigation of the title IX on the same situation, as seen in the public records obtained by Pak Gazette Digital.
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The Police of the State University of Colorado behind the Bank Monitor of the State University of San José Moby Arena during a Women’s Volleyball game of the NCAA Mountain West in Fort Collins, Colorado, on October 3, 2024. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle through Getty Images)
The administration of President Donald Trump launched the investigation of Title IX on SJSU in February, and previously referred to the situation during the 2024 volleyball season while campaigning for the November elections. Now his White House has intervened in the recent developments reported by Pak Gazette Digital.
“President Trump undertakes to end the dangerous and unfair participation of men in women’s sport and restore common sense. President Trump will continue talking and taking immediate measures against schools that endanger the safety of female athletes,” said White House spokeswoman Liz Huston.
Pak Gazette Digital has communicated with the State University of San José and Mountain West for an answer to the White House Declaration.
Heaphy previously served as the main investigation advisor of the Select Committee of the United States Representatives Chamber to investigate the protests of the Capitol of January 6.
WFG is also the law firm that uses Doug Emhoff, the husband of former vice president Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate. Emhoff joined the firm in January, shortly after Trump assumed the position.
WFG reached an agreement in April to provide legal services worth $ 100 million to the Trump administration, such as supporting veterans and fighting anti -Semitism, according to multiple reports.
The legal battle of the firm to keep the trans athlete in the women’s tournament was successful, since federal judge Kato Crews, appointed by President Joe Biden in January 2024, governed in favor of Fleming’s eligibility on November 25.
Two days later, after a failed appeal of the plaintiffs, the firm published an online press release that announced the legal victory to continue playing Fleming.
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Brooke Slusser and Blaire Fleming of the Spartans of the State of San José call a play against the Halcons of the Air Force on October 19, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)
But that website has been eliminated since then. Pak Gazette Digital asked why the page no longer exists, but Willkie Farr and Gallagher did not respond to the investigation.
Archived data The original press release shows: “Willkie secured a high profile victory for the Collegiate Athletic Conference of the Mountain West Conference in a lawsuit filed by members of the Women’s Volleyball team of the State University of San José and other Mountain West teams that played against SJSU.”
Pak Gazette Digital has communicated with WFG to make more comments.
The former swimmer of the University of Kentucky and the host of Outkick, Riley Gaines, who is dedicated to a lawsuit against the NCAA for his previous gender eligibility policies that allowed biological men in women’s sports, approached the developments in an X position on Tuesday.
The Office of Civil Rights of the United States Department of Education leads the investigation of the Federal Title IX on the management of the State of the State of San José of the situation of Fleming.
The president of the University, Cynthia Lieutenant-Mson, previously provided a statement to Pak Gazette Digital saying that the university is prepared to cooperate in the investigation.
“The State University of San José undertakes to ensure that all our students, including our athletes, are treated fairly, free of discrimination and provide the rights and protections granted under federal and state law, including privacy rights.
“We follow the policies and regulations established by the California State University System and the applicable law, and we recognize that sometimes these laws and policies can be intersected in a complex way. When navigating these frameworks, our approach continues to defend our responsibilities while supporting our students.
Blaire Fleming of the Spartans of the State of San José against the Falcones of the Air Force on October 19, 2024, in Colorado Springs. (Andrew Wevers/Getty Images)
“Recently, we were notified that the United States Department of Education has initiated a directed investigation related to Title IX in the light of the executive order of President Trump regarding the participation of athletics. As with any federal investigation, we will completely involve the process, we will follow the established procedures and continue transparent in our compliance with all the applicable laws.
“While we adhere to the legal and regulatory requirements, the State of San José will continue to act within our authority to defend the values that define us as an institution. Our approach remains in our values, including the promotion of an environment that cultivates compassion, where each student has the opportunity to prosper. We remain firm in our place as a place of learning, respect and opportunities for all.”
Heaphy contacted the lawyer of the State University of San José, Dustin May on February 6 after the Trump administration launched the Research on SJSU About Fleming’s situation.
“I saw an ESPN report that the Department of Education has opened an investigation from the San José State University about the participation of a transgender volleyball player. I am familiar with those facts of my work for you and the Mountain West conference last fall,” Heaphy wrote to May in an email on February 6, as seen in the public records obtained by Pak Gazette Digital.
“I also work a lot in OCR investigations with the ED department, including a great resolution of a subject of title VI that I recently resolved with that office for the University of Washington. If you are looking for an external lawyer to get involved with the department in this matter, I was glad to help.”
May responded on February 18, rejecting Heaphy’s offer.
Heaphy replied the next day, writing: “Please, let me know if we can help in some way or other problems.”
Pak Gazette Digital previously communicated with Mountain West, Willkie Farr and Gallagher, the State University of San José and his chief volleyball coach Todd Kress with respect to his previous findings. Those parts have not provided any response.
May’s office initially responded to the request for comments from Pak Gazette Digital after providing public records, requesting a list of questions and background information before speaking. Pak Gazette Digital did not provide the information or the list of comments, and requested a virtual or telephone interview.
May’s office later responded with the statement: “Any speculation that the company or lawyer mentioned in its consultation represented SJSU or the CSU is unfounded.” Pak Gazette Digital had not raised that question or any other stipulation, just an interview application, at that time.
Pak Gazette Digital then continued with May’s office requesting an interview to address other questions and complied with his office request to provide information about what would be discussed.
May’s office responded by saying: “It will not be available” and has not responded to the request for more comments.
