University student president faces impeachment after bringing Trump jnr to campus
Source: The Age
After the University of Florida's student body president helped bring Donald Trump jnr and Trump campaign adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle to campus last month to the tune of $US50,000 ($72,500), the university's student government has now moved to impeach him, arguing that the speaking engagement amounted to a misuse of student fees.
The student body president, Michael Murphy, was served with the impeachment resolution on Tuesday and accused of malfeasance and abuse of power - a development unfolding at the university just as President Donald Trump's public impeachment hearings begin on Capitol Hill.
For Trump, the key piece of evidence is his July phone call with the Ukrainian President. For Murphy it's an email, a short exchange with a Trump campaign consultant that his critics say is proof of misconduct.
The group of senators seeking Murphy's impeachment argue that the October 10 speaking engagement for Trump jnr and Guilfoyle, his girlfriend, was funded with mandatory student fees in violation of rules banning the use of public students funds to support or oppose a "political party at any level." In the eyes of critics, Murphy's correspondence with the Trump fundraising consultant ahead of the event bolsters their case that Trump jnr and Guilfoyle's appearance was a campaign event.
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RainCaster
(10,870 posts)The Age is a Rupert Murdock paper that supports Trump no matter what. I like to look at it, because when they turn on him, I know the end is near.
Owned by Fairfax media.
RainCaster
(10,870 posts)Fairfax was bought by Nine Entertainment, a Murdock competitor.
You're right, I needed to look a little deeper.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_of_Australia
Grins
(7,217 posts)Remember how the Reich-wing howled in rage and set their hair on fire over Hunter Biden (allegedly!) being paid $50,000 a month? And here we have the pig-ignorant spawn of the stubby-fingered vulgarian is getting the same amount for, what? - 90-minutes? - and from the Reich (...crickets...)?
dem in texas
(2,674 posts)He visited the University of North Texas in Denton last year although students there protested. A wealthy benefactor paid his speaking fee which was listed in the Dallas Morning News as an estimated $50,000.
Don Jr. keeps popping up in the news, each time it is because he is going to give a speech on a college campus and a $50,00 fee is always mentioned.
stopdiggin
(11,302 posts)I mean .. if he brought in the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders .. or the Kardashians? It's just plain malpractice isn't it?
SergeStorms
(19,200 posts)Mc Mike
(9,114 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,788 posts)Easy fix. Have him bring Hunter Biden and pay him $50,000.
Would Murphy agree?