Having been a member of an Academic Senate for 30+ years, I doubt that the Stanford Senate will have more expertise on the finer points of these allegations than most others. Faculty come from a wide range of backgrounds and many come from outside the sciences. Furthermore, there will be fear to vote against the President given that if he survives this crisis, he could punish his enemies in countless ways. University senates are political bodies just like all other parliamentary bodies, and subject to the same issues.
All that said, and having once been on the faculty at Stanford, I can't believe that any self respecting academic would want MTL to remain in control while he deals with these charges. It cannot be good for the institution that its President is spending so much time defending himself, and that the University's chief executive is under a cloud of suspicion. Let him vigorously defend himself full time while he is on leave, and if he succeeds, welcome him back. In the meantime, get an undistracted leader to run the organization, an interim President. Maybe Hennessey could be persuaded to do it for six months. Casper is probably too old. Or a former Provost, perhaps.
All that said, and having once been on the faculty at Stanford, I can't believe that any self respecting academic would want MTL to remain in control while he deals with these charges. It cannot be good for the institution that its President is spending so much time defending himself, and that the University's chief executive is under a cloud of suspicion. Let him vigorously defend himself full time while he is on leave, and if he succeeds, welcome him back. In the meantime, get an undistracted leader to run the organization, an interim President. Maybe Hennessey could be persuaded to do it for six months. Casper is probably too old. Or a former Provost, perhaps.