EAST LANSING (MI)
Detroit Free Press
June 14, 2018
By David Jesse
Interim Michigan State University President John Engler must step down immediately from his position leading the university, a growing number of lawmakers, including U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, said Thursday.
“The senator did not believe he was the right choice to lead MSU when he was appointed and doesn’t believe he is the right choice now,” Stabenow spokesman Matt Williams said. Stabenow is an MSU alumna.
Also calling for Engler to step down were state Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, and state Sen. Margaret O’Brien, R-Portage.
Jones said he was at his daily breakfast with constituents at the Grand Ledge A&W Thursday morning when he saw a story about Engler claiming that Rachael Denhollander — the first person to publicly accuse Larry Nassar, a former MSU doctor, of sexually assaulting students — would likely get kickbacks from attorneys involved in lawsuits against the university.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.