Donald Trump has expressed an interest in settling a legal dispute with Harvard University for $500 million. The conflict stems from the cancellation of $2.5 billion in funding by Trump's administration.

The sum sought by the government is more than twice as much as the $200 million fine that Columbia University said it would pay when it settled its clash with the White House last week.

The Trump administration is pressing for a deal with Harvard University that would require the Ivy League school pay far more than the $200 million fine agreed to by Columbia University, according to two people familiar with the matter.