President Donald Trump on Friday re-upped his threat to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating a showdown with the first major college that has defied the administration's efforts to crack down on campus activism. He's underscoring that pledge even as federal law prohibits senior members of the executive branch from asking the Internal Revenue Service to conduct or terminate an audit or an investigation. The White House has said any IRS actions will be conducted independently of the president. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-again-threatens-harvard-tax-exempt-status/507-a0a99098-36d8-42d7-a222-f8b146c7305d