Robert P. George, McCormick professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University and director of its James Madison program in American ideals and institutions, said on Monday that he is resigning from the Heritage Foundation board.

One of the most prominent conservative professors in the country, George is a former chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, among other presidential appointments.

“I could not remain without a full retraction of the video released by Kevin Roberts, speaking for and in the name of Heritage, on Oct. 30,” George said , of a video in which the Heritage president defended former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who had a Holocaust denier and racist on his podcast.

“Although Kevin publicly apologized for some of what he said in the video, h

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