Things aren’t looking good for Rep. John Conyers, as there have been as many as five accusers who have reportedly come forward, and word is that plenty of people have seen the congressman in his underwear, as they catch him changing clothes in his office.
Wait, what?
That second detail has caught a lot of attention. A former spokesperson for Conyers said what?
Former Conyers spox Bob Weiner tells cameras outside Conyers office:
"He changes clothes in his office. Most of us have walked in on him changing his clothes
… and have seen him in his underwear. Big deal!"— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) November 28, 2017
What the — https://t.co/nKf6Q3Lr0D
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 28, 2017
mmkay https://t.co/Z5dgCgErOd
— Adrienne Vogt (@AdrienneVogt) November 28, 2017
Ummmmm https://t.co/WvPqTqLlFU
— Emily Ochsenschlager (@NPREmily) November 28, 2017
All righty then. https://t.co/6dMLOPvqEN
— Janet MullinsGrissom (@JMullinsGrissom) November 28, 2017
Uhhh… https://t.co/bbvbzzhQK7
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) November 28, 2017
— Ryan (@alwaysonoffense) November 28, 2017
So someone defending Conyers is making the point that, of course, his staffers have seen him nearly nude, as he often changes his clothes in the office with the door apparently unlocked. Walking in on him while he was undressed was just part of the job, see?
I forgot to say Weiner said this is because Conyers' closet is inside his congressional office https://t.co/AeyhFr2FlL
— Kasie Hunt (@kasie) November 28, 2017
You know, just very normal, very regular work-life on Capitol Hill. https://t.co/A6Rdjk5tMw
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) November 28, 2017
Oh, OK. #ProblemSolved https://t.co/c97YbPJbaS
— ☠Problematic AF™☠ (@EF517_V2) November 28, 2017
Interesting crisis comms strategy https://t.co/EmuTXbRGr2
— Garrett Ventry (@GarrettVentry) November 28, 2017
This quote is so crazy that I don’t even know how to respond https://t.co/3sINuat4c1
— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) November 28, 2017
I can't even… https://t.co/E5fjy4jwC3
— Marilyn Maciel (@MarilynM) November 28, 2017
What the….
and of course his name is Weiner… https://t.co/h6HjY3Gb7F— Drogon (@drogon_dracarys) November 28, 2017
You’re not going to trust the word of Bob Weiner?
Uh, that's not okay. https://t.co/zq51PTssI3
— McCook the Turkey, but especially stuffing and pie (@mccook2002) November 28, 2017
Wait what? This is NOT normal. https://t.co/V7K8YAc5SD
— Robert Cole (@RobC315) November 28, 2017
If it’s a locker room, cool.
An office anywhere?
Not cool! https://t.co/pVm8O9Ss4W
— William Brackin (@Brackintology) November 28, 2017
I'll take inappropriate office behavior for 100, Alex. https://t.co/lFGEHXU6aC
— Steph Ivy Whiteside (@stephgwhiteside) November 28, 2017
And this statement was in *defense* of Rep. Conyers… https://t.co/Hjcy5LRnJ6
— Joseph Bishop-Henchman (@jbhenchman) November 28, 2017
That's what they're going with? https://t.co/SVbcqCdgWp
— Tom Reynolds (@Beregond) November 28, 2017
Will y'all promise me that if I ever get accused of anything and this guy looks like he is about to defend me that you'll take him out before he gets in front of the cameras? I'd do it for you. https://t.co/sgygbCPQ8p
— Serenity Now! (@Johngcole) November 28, 2017
maaaaaaaaaaybe time for a new spokesman
also: resign https://t.co/m6EPmJq23r
— Kilgore Trout (@KT_So_It_Goes) November 28, 2017
I really want to know what their second-best explanation for this was. https://t.co/o8gOmk62f2
— Gib Crosby (@GibandXander) November 28, 2017
So, basically, he's a Congressional nudist. @RepJohnConyers https://t.co/Y4h55wMxRa
— Teressa doesn't feel like decorating yet. ? (@exgagop) November 28, 2017
Who wouldn't want to see an icon in his underwear? https://t.co/Db41RAkJA7
— Mujahed Kobbe (@Moj_kobe) November 28, 2017
When you’re an icon they let you do it… https://t.co/bPK7Y15MWN
— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) November 28, 2017
Things I’ve never done:
-Walked in on someone changing clothesThings I have done:
-Lived with seven siblings and dozens of roommates https://t.co/sVuWIeFopV— Leigh Munsil (@leighmunsil) November 28, 2017
I hope an intrepid reporter, as opposed to a well-paid stenographer, looks to see if his office door has a lock on it. And even if not, after the 1st time walked in on, should have made sure there was no second time. https://t.co/Fver1NPf0R
— Gerry Daly (@GerryDales) November 28, 2017
Maybe knock or lock the door? https://t.co/Vue1gBUFY8
— Nicholas Vollaro (@nicholasvollaro) November 28, 2017
Do people in that office just not knock? https://t.co/S6lQY4P2ko
— Alyssa E. Hackbarth (@AlyssaEinDC) November 28, 2017
Does no one knock anymore? https://t.co/iXrsQeJHA6
— Josh Perry ? (@MrJoshPerry) November 28, 2017
I think we’re done here https://t.co/EYgVxxvedk
— Greg Pinelo (@gregpinelo) November 28, 2017
"Big deal!" https://t.co/WypO8wst1w
— Katie Watson (@kathrynw5) November 28, 2017
Uh, meeting w/your staff in your underwear is a Very. Big. Deal. C'mon, man https://t.co/1DizoA0095
— Patti Solis Doyle (@PattiSolisDoyle) November 28, 2017
That is a big fucking deal. https://t.co/mfwKX4OjyR
— Zelda (@zelda85044) November 29, 2017
So the guy’s practically naked. Big deal, right?
Was it a big deal or a BIG DEAL? https://t.co/s67zu2iSQ5
— BradintheATL (@BAC30076) November 28, 2017
The pickier staffers considered it a fairly small deal. https://t.co/fHdI7fFnXO
— Eddie Scarry (@eScarry) November 28, 2017
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