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Central Park Five exoneration

The exoneration of the Central Park Five in 2002 after Matias Reyes confessed and DNA evidence corroborated that confession

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What was Donald Trump’s later response when the Central Park Five were exonerated in 2002 and 2014?

did not retract his 1989 stance after the were and again after their 2014 settlement; instead he repeatedly insisted they were guilty, called the city’s “a disgrace,” and declined to apologize for his...