memeorandum: How Speaker Mike Johnson's plans for a Christian law school unraveled (Washington Post)

3:50 PM ET, November 4, 2023

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Washington Post:

How Speaker Mike Johnson's plans for a Christian law school unraveled — Johnson vouched for the school — and agreed to serve as its dean — without seeing a key feasibility study, he would ultimately admit — In February 2012, Mike Johnson sent an aide on an urgent mission at the college …

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