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The NYT obtained mountains of documents, emails and chats collected by Cornell as part of the Title IX investigation into the rape accusations. There is nothing that definitively exonerates the defendants, and some scraps that can be used to convict them as part of the online mob justice trial transpiring. But it's beyond clear why prosecutors knew they could never bring criminal charges and hope to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt or even close: at least for many of the 7 if not all.👇