Fact Check: Kamala Claims She ‘Took on’ For-profit College; Left Students in Lurch
Joel B. Pollak
August 27, 2024
CLAIM: Kamala Harris “took on one of our country’s largest for-profit colleges that scammed students.”
VERDICT: MOSTLY FALSE. Harris rejected a deal to save the college, and thousands of students had their education interrupted.
Vice President Kamala Harris has a rather thin record of achievement. One of the few accomplishments she is trying to point to is her involvement in the closure of Corinthian College, a for-profit institution that Democrats had targeted.
She claimed in an Instagram post:
As Attorney General of California, I took on one of our country’s largest for-profit colleges that scammed students. Donald Trump ran a for-profit college that scammed students.
And as Attorney General, I held Wall Street banks accountable for fraud. Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of fraud.
As a prosecutor, I specialized in cases of sexual abuse. Donald Trump was found liable for committing sexual abuse.
I will put my record against his every day of the week.
