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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The alumni of a fraternity chapter at the University of Oklahoma shut down after members were caught engaging in a racist chant has hired a high-profile Oklahoma attorney to represent them and have severed communications with its national headquarters.

Attorney Stephen Jones, who gained national prominence as the attorney for convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, confirmed Friday that he was hired by alumni members who served on the board of the university’s local Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter.

Jones said he does not represent two members of the fraternity who were expelled from the university after they were caught on video leading a racist chant that referenced lynching and said African-Americans would never be allowed as members.

He said he was planning to meet with his clients Friday, and he couldn’t say whether he would represent current members of the fraternity who are being investigated by university officials for their role in the chant.

“Obviously there are issues about First Amendment rights, due process and real estate issues, but we’re still gathering documents,” said Jones, who has also represented several Oklahoma politicians in high-profile corruption cases.

A spokesman for the fraternity’s national headquarters said Friday that officials with the Oklahoma chapter have stopped communicating with them.

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