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Jerry Falwell, Jr. Sues Liberty University for Defamation; Says “Liberty’s actions are antithetical to the teachings of Christ”; Also Blames The Lincoln Project and “sinister political operatives with ulterior motives”

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See below for Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s lawsuit against Liberty University, which he led for many years. The lawsuit brags about Falwell’s roles in building up Liberty University over the years, and claims that “Liberty set out to destroy Mr. Falwell’s reputation through numerous defamatory statements that affirm the outrageous liesĀ  of an unstable individual who attempted to extort the Falwells and who…conspired against Mr. Falwell with politically motivated backers, including Aaron Resnick and the political action committee The Lincoln Project.” According to Falwell, “Liberty’s actions are antithetical to the teachings of Christ” and have “play[ed] right into the hands of sinister operatives with ulterior motives.” Falwell demands a trial by jury and asks for punitive damages, among other things.Ā  Should be fun…including “discovery” in this case! LOL

As for Liberty University, AP reports that “spokesman Scott Lamb said the school, which had not yet been served with the lawsuit, would have a formal statement in response later Thursday.” I’ll update this post when that’s available.

P.S. For some background on Falwell and his shenanigans over the years, see Audio: Jerry Falwell, Jr. Explains the ā€œViralā€ Photo – ā€œShe’s pregnant, so she couldn’t get her pants up…I couldn’t get mine zipped eitherā€; Trump BFF Jerry Falwell, Jr. Strikes Again – No ā€œPool Boyā€ This Time…Just ā€œUnzipped Drunken Debaucheryā€; Letter From Liberty U. Alumni – African-American Evangelical Pastors, Ministry Leaders, etc. – Rips Jerry Falwell’s ā€œRacist Tweetā€ as ā€œdisgrace to Jesus Christ and Liberty Universityā€; ā€œTrump Uber-fanā€ Liberty U. President Jerry Falwell, Jr.’s Wildly Reckless Behavior Unsurprisingly Has VERY BAD Consequences; Video: Liberty U President Jerry Falwell Goes on ā€œFox & Friendsā€ (Natch), Claims Coronavirus ā€œTheir Next Attempt to Get Trumpā€; Not ā€œThe Onionā€: Jerry Falwell, Jr. Says He Supports Renaming Lynchburg; Media Misleadingly Reports that Falwell ā€œApologizedā€ for His ā€œRacist Tweetā€, Except…Falwell Has Not Deleted Other Similarly Themed Tweets; etc.

 

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