dana: i m dana perino with joe jeanine pirro, jessica tarlov, jesse watters, and greg gutfeld. 5:00 in new york city, and this is the five. embattled harvard president claudine gai resigning is the most powerful school leader in the country. 50 allegations of plagiarism s, and that shortest presidency and the university s history: six months. gay not mentioning either of the scandals in a statement, but seems to imply that racism was a factor in her ouster. she said it was frightening to be suggested to personal attacks and threats fueled by racial animus. it started when she cannot answer this question in front of congress. the answer is yes that calling for the of jews violates harvard code of conduct, correct? it depends on the context. it does not. the answer is yes. this is why you should resign. dana: congresswoman elise stefanik s says it s only the beginning. we have seen a failure of leadership from claudine gay, and a failure of academic integr
all right. dana, thanks. dana: have a great show. bret: gogood evening. i m bret baier. breaking tonight, we are following two major stories, first former president donald trump is appealing a decision by maine s democratic secretary of state barring him from primary ballot in his role january 6th, 2021 capitol riot. expecting a similar appeal over colorado s decision to remove the decision from that state s ballot. we begin with claudine gay s resignation as the president of harvard university. the departure comes amid several plagiarism accusations criticism over her december congressional testimony where she was unable to say unequivocally calls on campus for the genocide of jews violated the policy. gay is the second person to resign following the testimony along with former upenn president liz magill. mollie lyon has that story from our boston unit tonight. good evening, bret. harvard president claudine gay making it official announcing her decision with heavy hear