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Some UF students threaten impeachment for Donald Trump Jr.’s visit

Posted at 10:20 AM, Nov 13, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-13 10:21:20-05

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t the only president facing an impeachment inquiry. The student body president of the University of Florida is facing an impeachment threat for spending $50,000 in student fees to bring Trump’s eldest son and his girlfriend to campus.

Members of the university’s student senate on Tuesday filed a resolution to impeach Student Body President Michael Murphy for malfeasance and abuse of power.

The resolution accuses Murphy of spending mandatory student fees to push his own political beliefs when he brought Donald Trump Jr., and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, to speak on campus last month.

The resolution says Student Body statutes forbid student money from being spent in support of or against a political party.

The Tampa Bay Times reports Murphy has maintained that the visit wasn’t campaign related.