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Lawrence Krauss requests travel cost assistance from DAI director for UK event

Date
November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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House Oversight #029192
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1
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Summary

The passage contains a routine correspondence about funding a conference trip, mentioning only an academic (Lawrence Krauss) and a research institute director. It lacks any indication of misconduct, f Email dated Aug 17, 2018 between Lawrence Krauss and Jakob Kéllhofer. Krauss seeks funding for a UK travel ticket after a German event cancellation. Kéllhofer references needing a financial colleague

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