The White House said Tuesday it won’t back down from a legal fight with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who vowed to sue the administration over its $1 billion settlement demand from the University of California,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has already wagged his finger at the Trump White House for demanding “ransom” and changes to the admissions and hiring policies. The federal administration, in return, would unfreeze more than $500 million in frozen federal grants.

The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White House official said Friday, weeks after the Department of Justice accused the school of antisemitism and other civil rights violations.