I think the only reason he isn’t resigning is because he knows/feels that this is only the beginning of what will be a consistent pattern of the GOP leaking the names of Dems who have taken advantage of the House slush fund to pay off harassment claims. They won’t be leaking their own, of course. And if they see that Dems roll over and quickly resign, they will become more aggressive with this strategy.
That being said, Conyers won’t survive this. The pressure is mounting and will soon become unbearable.
What about family values and shill for the oil company’s Joe Barton, the Texas representative that downloaded pics of his little teeniw- weenie on Twitter? Haven’t heard a peep out of him or the repubs about his actions!
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I saw an interview with Conyers attorney on MSNBC yesterday, and when pressed about releasing the alleged victim from the NDA that was signed as part of the settlement,
his answer was aggressive, bordering on mocking, about not releasing the alleged victim from the NDA.
Either release that person from the NDA and let’s get all the info out there and listen to both sides and let people decide for themselves.
Or resign now.
This is a lose-lose situation for Democrats. I know this is an unpopular opinion on the boards here, but Conyers is 88 years old and has no business still being in Congress. A very sad end to what would have been an illustrious career, and a complete and total distraction from all of the crucial things that are happening in the country right now.
Rumor has it that he will decline to run for re-election in January, rather than resigning before next November.
It may work for him, and it may not.
Depends on how heavy the pressure is.
His constitutes still support him. He should reign as soon as Dotard does.