Manning Accuses Stefanik of Plagiarism After Letters to Universities, Stefanik Denies Copying
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Rep. Kathy Manning accused Rep. Elise Stefanik of plagiarizing her letter to university presidents just hours after Stefanik criticized Harvard's president for plagiarism.
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Manning shared photos showing the first 3 paragraphs of their letters were nearly identical.
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Manning said she shared her letter draft with Stefanik seeking bipartisanship, but Stefanik only wanted to call for resignations.
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Stefanik responded that Manning approached her with a draft letter, Stefanik edited it, but they ultimately released separate letters when Manning rejected Stefanik's edits.
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Stefanik said Manning released a "weaker letter" with less support, and is now criticizing Stefanik to help "panicked Democrats."