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Rep. John Conyers Steps Down Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations; Double Standards Win Again
After days of speculation, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has decided to retire effective immediately, an announcement that he made live on The Mildred Gaddis Show in Detroit on Tuesday. Conyers insists that he is retiring because of his doctor’s advice that the 88-year-old—the longest-serving member of Congress—cannot handle the rigors of another campaign. According to…
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Rep. John Conyers Is Hospitalized for Stress on the Same Day 1 of His Accusers Appears on the Today Show
I’ve always heard that its damn near sacrilege to speak ill of the old, but fuck Rep. John Conyers and Harvey Weinstein and Russell Simmons and Matt Lauer. I’m so tired of hearing how bad they feel, or how poorly they are doing in the wake of allegations that they violated women. I don’t care…
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Amid Mounting Allegations of Sexual Misconduct, Black Caucus Members Seek Conyers’ Resignation
As allegations of sexual misconduct against veteran Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) continue to mount, members of the Congressional Black Caucus are looking to get him to resign from the House of Representatives. Conyers is the longest currently serving member of the House, and as such, the CBC members are looking for a way to ease…
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Another One Bites the Dust: Rep. John Conyers Steps Down From House Judiciary Committee Over Sexual Harassment Claims
Rep. John Conyers, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than 50 years, said this week that he was not going to resign his seat over accusations of sexually harassing female staffers. But on Sunday, the Michigan Democrat tweeted that he would be stepping down as the ranking Democrat on the…
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Hometown Papers Urge Rep. Conyers to Resign
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A 2nd Woman Accused Rep. John Conyers of Sexual Misconduct Earlier This Year
On Monday it was revealed that Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) paid a former employee $27,000 to settle a wrongful-termination complaint in which she alleged that she was fired because she would not succumb to Conyers’ sexual advances. On Wednesday a new report surfaced that Conyers was accused of sexual misconduct by a second woman earlier…
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Rep. John Conyers Paid $27,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Complaint: Report
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, 1:30 p.m. EST: Rep. John Conyers has released a full statement “expressly and vehemently” denying allegations of sexual misconduct after a BuzzFeed report found that his office had settled with a former employee who had accused of him of inappropriate advances. Conyers insisted that “it is important to recognize that…