High-profile special prosecutor takes over Cornell investigation

Welcome to the daily Inside Scoop newsletter. It’s been a week full of stunning developments in the case of a former Cornell University student who alleges multiple men raped her at a fraternity house in 2024. Now, a big name will lead the investigation. Also, chief White House correspondent Garrett Haake texts with me about Senate Democrats’ great white whale: Texas. Let’s get into it. New York’s top prosecutor will take over the investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape near Cornell University, the state’s governor announced today in a stinging rebuke of the school and the local prosecutor in a case that has ignited a national conversation on campus sexual assault.