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The Liberty University president said he was trying to make a point about Virginia's governor.
The Liberty University president has launched a series of attacks against the media.
The lawsuit also accuses the evangelical university's president, Jerry Falwell Jr., of putting students at risk by welcoming them back to campus as COVID-19 spread.
HuffPost found that the evangelical college led by Jerry Falwell Jr. gave little to no information to students in the early weeks of March, flouting CDC guidelines.
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The Liberty University president said warrants were issued for New York Times and ProPublica journalists reporting on his failure to close the school for the coronavirus.
The evangelical college, led by president Jerry Falwell, Jr., said it will comply with Virginia's new governmental directives concerning COVID-19.
The governor banned in-person classes after a New York Times report found students with COVID-19 symptoms were welcomed back to Liberty after spring break.
Several students have been asked to self-quarantine, while Falwell denies any students have shown symptoms.
School president Jerry Falwell Jr. has been widely criticized for welcoming students back to campus after spring break amid a global pandemic.
“He’ll always put his name and face before his students and their general well-being," said an alum, who studied medicine.