Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr., facing a growing controversy over culture and business dealings at the university, is now facing a backlash over e-mails in which he allegedly belittled a student and staff during the past decade.
Speaking to CNN Friday, Falwell confirmed the emails were authentic, but said they lacked critical context."I would have to see the full thread to see what I was talking about," he told CNN.Jerry Falwell Jr. asks FBI to investigate 'criminal conspiracy' at Liberty University On Friday, a small band of students protested on Liberty's campus, demanding that Falwell be held accountable.
Man reportedly hired by Cohen works for Trump ally 02:11Falwell was responding to a story in Politico magazine which accused him of presiding over a culture of"self-dealing" at the university, including real estate transactions that would seem to benefit his family and associates. Much of the article was based on anonymous sources and leaked internal emails.
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