Hypocrisy at the world’s biggest Christian college? Let’s just say shock was in short supply when Politico on Monday, citing dozens of sources, published a deep-dive into the antics of Jerry Falwell Jr. at Liberty University.
‘We’re not a school; we’re a real estate hedge fund. We’re not educating; we’re buying real estate every year and taking students’ money to do it.’
That’s what one university official with inside knowledge of Liberty’s finances told Politico, which cited several deals in which Falwell, an outspoken Trump supporter, reportedly used the school funds to enrich his inner circle.
One of those sweetheart deals apparently involved Ben Crosswhite, Falwell’s personal trainer. Liberty University in 2013 upgraded a fitness center so that Falwell and his wife could train there privately. Crosswhite bought the facility at a discount and was paid seven years in advance for Liberty to use it.
Crosswhite was reportedly the only prospective buyer allowed to bid.
“Hell of a deal,” a former high-ranking Liberty official was quoted in the story as saying. “We gave Ben everything he asked for.”
As troubling as those, and many other questionable real-estate deals cited in the story, may be, the spiciest part of the piece focused on some compromising photos and bawdy banter.
Multiple school officials said Falwell had a serious text misfire when he meant to send a “racy” photo of his wife to Crosswhite but instead sent it to several other people. This after online buzz had already focused on a “compromising” photo of the Falwells that Reuters reported got covered up Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen.
What’s more, another official, who was supported by several other sources, says Falwell is “very, very vocal” about his sex life, and “all he wanted to talk about was how he would nail his wife,” along with several other R-rated details. He also shared a photo of her dressed in a French maid outfit.
That’s just a taste of what Politico covered in the story, and, of course, Twitter TWTR, -2.71% couldn’t get enough of all the juicy details:
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