Posted on 12/05/2017 9:26:54 AM PST by Red Badger
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the longest serving member of the House of Representatives and the subject of a flurry of sexual-misconduct allegations in the last few weeks, said he was "retiring today" during a radio interview Tuesday.
"I'm in the process of putting my retirement plans together and I'll have more of that very soon," Conyers said in an interview with the station, Praise 102.7.
No sooner had he announced plans to vacate his seat, however, than an intra-family feud erupted into public view over who would take it over.
The embattled Michigan Democrat said on Tuesday that he wanted his son, John Conyers III, to replace him when he departs. But earlier in the morning, Conyers' nephew, Ian Conyers, said that he would be seeking the seat.
“I’m absolutely going to file for his seat, Ian Conyers, a state senator, told the New York Times. "The work of our congressional district, where I come out of, has to continue."
The confusion over Conyer's replacement reflected the frantic final chapter of the congressman's storied-turned-controversial career.
The House Ethics Committee announced last week that it had opened an investigation into allegations against Conyers following a BuzzFeed News story revealing that the Democrat from Michigan had settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 after a staffer allegedly that he had sexually harassed her.
Another woman, Melanie Sloan, who served as the former executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), told The Washington Post that she experienced inappropriate behavior from the congressman that stopped short of sexual harassment. In one instance, Sloan said, Conyers summoned her to his office, where he was in his underwear.
And on Tuesday, yet another woman came forward with a story of his inappropriate behavior to The Detroit News — the third allegation against Conyers to be made public in the last two weeks. The woman, Deanna Maher, worked for Conyers from 1997 to 2005 and detailed three instances of his advances and misconduct in the late 1990s.
While Democrats struggled with how to handle the damage control, pressure mounted behind the scenes. Eventually, Democratic House leadership all called for Conyers to leave office immediately.
“The allegations against Conyers, we have learned more since Sunday, are serious, disappointing and very credible,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said last week. “Congressman Conyers should resign.”
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), who had been dismissive of questions about Conyers’ conduct, echoed the sentiment. The third-ranking Democrat in the House also told reporters that it would be in the “best interest” of Conyers and his colleagues for him to step down.
Through it all, Conyers’ attorney remained defiant that the elder statesman would not resign, compelling House Democratic aides to float the idea of removing Conyers entirely from the House Judiciary Committee if he remained in office.
Conyers is heralded as a civil rights hero, having introduced the first bill in Congress that honored Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday after his assassination in 1968. He has long been a proponent of a single-payer health care system, reintroducing the United States National Health Care Act each session since 2003. He has served in Congress since 1964 and co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus in 1969.
On Tuesday, he defended his legacy , saying it "can't be compromised or diminished in any way by what we're going through now."
He added, "This too shall pass."
I ALWAYS think of that one. I saw it the day it was broadcast and I wasn’t a regular viewer.
This is the “When do women begin to show their pregnancy” right? I about fell over when she said “September”.
Richard Dawson couldn’t stop laughing.
The Clinton’s own the DNC, who do they want?
Would any Republican want that seat for a short time?
Who would want to represent a foreign hostile territory?
I hope not. The criminal would just pimp another criminal.
He wants to retire with a big fat retirement paycheck and benefits.
“Kim Jong Un got nuthin on these folks.................. “
So you’re saying that the son will hire someone to kill the nephew?
I met Mary Anne around 1990 or so. Had my pic taken with her (for a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network). Lost the pic in my last move, I think - :( - as well one of my beloved Mustang pics inside a shopping mall - Back then they let us drive our cars through the mall to park for the shows (2 shows).
She still was looking pretty good back then. Mary Anne, I mean. Oh, and my Mustang too. (70’s)
This the Congressional Black Circus that Maxine Watters, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Frederica Wilson belong to. They provide comic relief for the country.
> Just like in the African Homeland <
Or at the Bush family ranch.
Yep I had just seen the Persian reference (where it came from).
Thanks for posting.
It’s Detroit..............
That’s a keeper
Conyers is leaving a “valuable legacy” (smirk).
Every time these tolerant and compassionate liberal Democrats pop up about “working for their fellow man”.... Conyers wandering hands, his atomic energy penis and walking around Congress in his underwear......will come to mind.
Democrats are forever tarred by this Conyers creep.
Ray Combs version..................
“This is the “When do women begin to show their pregnancy” right? I about fell over when she said “September”.”
Yes it was. I saw it in a Game Show Bloopers type of program years after it took place as I would have been a little young to have watched Family Feud (not until about 1979-80) and Match Game was the only game show I watched as a small child in the mid to late 1970s, as a further aside.
Needless to say, I could not stop shaking with laughter and giggles for a while after I watched that moment.
Conyer’s buddies in the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing him to get out. They’re running scared.....the C/B/C does not want to be under a microscope.
Conyers is a founder......L/E needs to audit bank accounts of the Congressional Black Caucus (C/B/C).....and the office accounts of its members, for instance, Conyers.....and Clyburn.
NOTE WELL The “Bank Secrecy Act” was passed to protect the public from harm by identifying and detecting criminal enterprises, government fraud, money laundering, tax evasion or other unlawful activities.
Under the Bank Secrecy Act, banks are required to establish, implement and maintain programs designed to detect and report suspicious activity that might be indicative of govt fraud, money laundering, embezzlement, and other financial crimes.
<><> Joint bank accounts might be used to facilitate the transfer of of govt funds. Govt monies may pay for personal and private expenses, credit cards, real estate subsidies and vehicle purchases, and costs to engage in sexual activity.
<><> To cover their tracks, fake invoices might be created to show that money deposited into accounts was being used for legitimate govt purposes.
The scheme might be advanced by issuing phony statements of payments from federal and state sources that actually covered the transfer of funds for govt employees own use.
<><> L/E is directed to get ahold of: (1) copies of C/B/C checks, (2) wire transfers, (3) account statements, (4) invoices, (5) bills, (6) delivery tickets, (7) correspondence including e-mail, contracts, loan agreements, and, (8) any other books or records. L/E should also explore (a) monies paid to brokers, sub-brokers, (b) family members, (c) mortgage brokers, (d) financial managers, and, (e) real estate agents, brokers, and developers.
<><> L/E should scrutinize bank accounts for suspicious activities: (A) large deposits, (B) funds transferred from one account into another, (C) frequent requests for withdrawals, (d) purchases of airline tickets for female companions.
<><> Bank records might also show diversions to secret LLC other accounts, to operate personal businesses. Govt fraud can also be facilitated by withdrawals, gift cards purchases, credit card purchases and intra-bank transfers from govt accounts into personal accounts.
<><> A huge tipoff is whether bank withdrawals support luxurious lifestyle including payments for real estate, investment and stock holdings, jewelry, luxury vehicles, resort travel and gifts from luxury outlets for wives and mistresses.
Taxpayers demand the Bank Secrecy Act be used to prosecute govt fraud pronto.
She announce her decision not to run again about 10 minutes before the filing deadline.
Her son filed papers 5 minutes later.
Run Ted RUN!!!!
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