Yesterday was a busy day for dealmaking for Trump. Columbia agreed to pay $200 million and subject itself to oversight from an independent body over issues involving antisemitism. In exchange, it will get most of its grants back.
You can understand why Columbia views this as a reasonable business decision; after all, it gets more money than it loses, and there will be no direct federal oversight of its admissions or hiring practices. But what in the agreement stops Trump from doing it again? Is there something in the document that prevents Trump from turning the screws on Columbia in the future if the university does something to piss him off?
TBD.