As Twitchy told you, a short time ago, Democratic Rep. John Conyers denied having any knowledge about settling sexual harassment claims with former staff members. He only found out about this whole thing from the news. Very Obama-esque.
Well, he’s had some time to think about it, and apparently he does remember something about settlements after all — but he definitely didn’t do anything wrong or anything:
New @RepJohnConyers statement: pic.twitter.com/hxo3OY59vN
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) November 21, 2017
Conyers admits in a statement that he settled with the accuser "with an express denial of liability – in order to save all involved from the rigors of protracted litigation." pic.twitter.com/e6EXum8pLY
— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) November 21, 2017
Oh? Is that why he settled?
See? He did them a favor.
This Fucking Guy— skrbelly (@skrbelly1) November 21, 2017
He told the AP the opposite *today*
Conyers is the ranking member on Judiciary. Based on convos w ppl generally frustrated w dem leadership, this will be a moment to watch. https://t.co/6MPsoH1L15— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 21, 2017
Hard to watch when we’re rolling our eyes so hard.
Also: John Conyers suddenly remembers the importance of due process. https://t.co/5ctt3qJytS
— Kevin in Albuquerque (@KevinInABQ) November 21, 2017
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Convenient, that.
https://twitter.com/alwaysonoffense/status/933031729090179073
Without apology or acknowledgment of how his behavior may have affected others
— Matt Mittenthal (@mattmittenthal) November 21, 2017
So he lied when he denied any harassment claim.
— LBOcean111 (@LBOcean111) November 21, 2017
He’s an old man! He’s confused!
John Conyers has SUDDENLY REMEMBERED these settlements.
The staff is sailing the ship here. https://t.co/Gyjb1N5p5Y
— Kyle Feldscher (@Kyle_Feldscher) November 21, 2017
So he admits he settled. He should be gone. https://t.co/GzaNoWd87X
— BT (@back_ttys) November 21, 2017
By the way … where’d he get all that money for the settlements?
his office resovled the allegations with taxypayer money – how generous of him
— Swalwell Farted on TV and It Was Hilarious (@lamblock) November 21, 2017
It must be neat to have a taxpayer-funded account that pays off harassment accusers and a secretive process that protects you from public scrutiny. https://t.co/3vYerd2r6t
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) November 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/SchulerDenise/status/933032982679638016
Wow, this reeks of old school attempts to sweep this under the rug. This rampant abuse of power and taxpayer money is unacceptable and this blatant of an example must not go unpunished #Coyners
— BattlePolitics (@BattlePolitics) November 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/933015640348286977
Resign @RepJohnConyers ! And pay the Taxpayers back!
— The Costanza??? (@sgcostanza) November 21, 2017
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UPDATE:
That’s IT? Nancy Pelosi’s response to John Conyers allegations is total GARBAGE
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