Falwell Tries To Get FBI To Sleuth Out Alleged Liberty U Conspiracy Against Him

The President of Liberty University, Jerry Falwell, Jr., speaks at the Republican National Convention on September 10, 2019. (Photo credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. wants the FBI to get to the bottom of what he claims is a conspiracy against him involving former university officials.

During an interview with Hill.TV on Tuesday, Falwell claimed former Liberty University employees and board members were in cahoots to smear him, leading to Politico’s blockbuster expose on the evangelical leader’s alleged self-dealing and decidedly un-Christianlike sexual behavior.

“Our attorneys have determined that this small group of former board members and employees, they’re involved in a criminal conspiracy, are working together to steal Liberty property in the form of emails and provided them to reporters,” he told Hill.TV.

Falwell said the FBI will review documents in the coming days, but the FBI did not confirm that claim.

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  1. Avatar for fgs fgs says:

    Get the FBI involved all right, but not in the way Reverend Swinging Dick is implying.

  2. HUH? “Criminal conspiracy?” Just might be that the board members are doing their job of conducting over site, investigating immoral and self-serving behavior, and honoring their fiduciary responsibilities? What an egomaniac!

  3. No one can smear a Falwell because there are no words in our language that are low enough to describe them.

  4. Maybe you DON’T want to get the FBI involved in an investigation of Liberty U. They have a habit of charging anyone they discover who has broken the law.

  5. Avatar for ur ur says:

    What is Falwell talking about here – since when does the FBI devote time, energy, and resources investigating stolen e-mails…:roll_eyes:

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