Posted on 11/26/2017 9:57:39 AM PST by jazusamo
Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) announced he is stepping aside as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee pending an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment.
“After careful consideration and in light of the attention drawn by recent allegations made against me, I have notified the Democratic Leader of my request to step aside as Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee during the investigation of these matters," he said in a statement on Sunday.
“I deny these allegations, many of which were raised by documents reportedly paid for by a partisan alt-right blogger. I very much look forward to vindicating myself and my family before the House Committee on Ethics," he added.
Conyers's attorney last week maintained that the lawmaker would not resign from the post as the House Ethics Committee investigates into the allegations.
The Ethics Committee opened an investigation into Conyers after BuzzFeed News reported last week that Conyers settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 with a former employee who alleged she was fired because she would not "succumb to [his] sexual advances."
Other staffers alleged that he made requests for sexual favors, inappropriately touched staffers and used congressional resources to transport women that they believed he was having sexual relationships with at the time.
Shortly the report was published, another woman came forward with allegations that the lawmaker harassed and verbally abused her while she worked for him in the 1990s.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in statement about Conyers's decision to step aside stressed that “zero tolerance means consequences.”
“We must ensure the Congress has a climate of dignity and respect with zero tolerance,” she added.
During an appearance earlier Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Pelosi called Conyers an "icon" who deserves "due process."
Conyers, the longest-serving member of the House, has said he will "fully cooperate" with the Ethics Committee's investigation.
His announcement came after several Democratic lawmakers called for him to step down from his powerful post.
One of his House colleagues, Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) on Friday, also called for the Michigan lawmaker to resign amid the allegations.
--This report was updated at 12:48 p.m.
Heh....my thoughts exactly.
It’s amazing to me just how hypocritical the Rats have been and continue to be, it’s in their blood I guess.
IE’s ABOUT TIME, NOW FLAT-OUT RESIGN!
Meanwhile, anti-Trump Republican slime are still talking about Roy Moore, assuming he's innocent until proven guilty.
We didn't know how bad the DC Swamp is. I figured that there was a small number of DC Republicans who hate their voting fodder, but would calm down once President Trump took office. They just keep getting worse. It seems that it's at least a majority of Republican US Senators who hate us.
But his 80+ year old add is not stepping down from congress. Just a coveted position on a committee. He needs to leave D.C. Period.
The man drools at his desk, for Gods sake!
They’re playing the same old stakes games not realizing the rules have changed.
It. Is. Glorious!
NOT GOOD ENOUGH, RESIGN CONGRESS NOW!
Spelling!
His 80 year old ASS
he can share a cell with his wife
“as you look down the bench the dems become less and less impressive”
They are all crap from top to bottom, and you see it in the hearings.
Take a full look:
San Fran Nan is crazier than a bedbug, he did nothing to protect them from himself.
I am not that concerned about Conyers and the sexual scandal. I am concerned that members of Congress believe they are above the law, stealing tax payers money, abusing their positions and destroying the reputation of the United States. Not only should Conyers resign, he should be prosecuted un the law for embezzling federal funds to pay for his sexual encounters
The bum belongs in a dank, dark prison cell for the rest of his malignant, worth;less existence.
“She has assaulted us all with her political philosophy and her face. “
Yes, in a “brief moment” where Obama kissed her on the cheek, he was thinking: “this will prove I’m not racist,” and she was thinking “thanks to my cosmetic surgeries, he’s actually kissing my a$$!”
It. Is. Glorious!
This ^
Correction: He’s actually 88! Time for a dirt nap.
Amen...He and anyone else connected to these payoffs in Congress should be prosecuted for theft of federal funds.
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