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Mean that they were judge and jury with regard to the sexual harassment claims? what do they prefer him as president? i do not know if they are truly judge and jury but i think positive people in the presidents camp say the issue is dead. >> i think people misinterpreted what i said last week. that noting there was an election. ivanka trump said she believes the women involved. and certainly taking a different stance. i guess it does lead to the question g to the democrats. if i can just go thro...

Can report cases like this. that buzzfeed report and other stories have highlighted the arcane process the house has for dealing with accusations, a cooling off period, mediation, signing non-disclosure agreements right away. i think youll likely see that change quickly. the thing is congress is often a very reactionary body and you talk about responding to things and three or three weeks pass and then they move on to the next crisis. but. this continues every two or three days. it will be inter...

Mean that they were judge and jury with regard to the sexual harassment claims? what do they prefer him as president? i do not know if they are truly judge and jury but i think positive people in the presidents camp say the issue is dead. >> i think people misinterpreted what i said last week. that noting there was an election. ivanka trump said she believes the women involved. and certainly taking a different stance. i guess it does lead to the question of wealth, these women accuse you, you sa...

Drip of allegations against congressman conyers since buzzfeed made their first report on monday that report of a $27,000 settlement against a woman who claims she was fired for refusing the congressmans advances. now we have a new statement from congressman conyers office. this is from his attorney who says these allegations have prompted some members of congress to suggest that the congressman should resign. that is not going to happen. if people were required to resign over allegations, a lot...

People would be out of work in this country, including many members of the house, senate, and even the president. buzzfeed reported conyers, longest serving member of the house, paid a former staffer over $27,000 after she claimed he fired her because she refused his sexual advances. conyers confirmed the settlement but denied any wrongdoing. buzzfeed uncovered court documents where another former staffer accused that democratic lawmaker of daily sexual advances from comments to unwanted touchin...

And 16. now theyre calling on conyers to step down. following reports that he paid a woman to settle a separate sexual harassment claim with taxpayer funds. >> the newspaper says conyers resignation would send a clear warning to other members of congress. its a betrayal that breaches the most fundamental trust that exists between a public servant and the people that person represents. even if conyers could prove that he did not make inappropriate advances toward his former staffer theres no defe...

Him of sexual misconduct. it comes hours after the congressman admitted to settlement. he stated i expressly and vehemently deny the allegations made against me and continue to do so. my office resolved the allegations with an express denial of liability, in order to save all involved from the rigors of protracted litigation. the congressmans statement comes in response to the buzzfeed story published monday that alleged he settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 of a former staffer who c...

Welcome back to "velshi & ruhle." michigan voters are waking up to yet more allegations of sexual harassment by the longest serving member of congress, john conyers. now the detroit free press reports a federal lawsuit was dropped this year. its the second report conyers has faced this week. in response to a previous report by buzzfeed about a settlement for separate harassment allegations. conyers said this. my office resolved the allegations with an express denial of liability in order to save...

His staff. according to these confidential documents which again were obtained by buzzfeed, the congressman repeatedly asked for sexual favors and once asked one of the women to work from his hotel room one evening where she alleges he told her she needed to touch his privates. in another incident he alleges the congressman asked her to stay in his hotel room to cuddle up and ka rasz him before going to bed. this led to a wrongful firing settlement reached in 2015 to one of the women who alleges...

And do your thing. reports of another allegation of sexual harassment for the longest serving member of congress. john conyers. hes already dealing with an investigation by the house ethics committee. a repercussion from a buzzfeed report that he settle d. its an allegation conyers vehemently denied. this new accusation citing federal court documents that say another female staffer filed a lawsuit against the congressman before dropping it earlier this year. conyers told us the former staffer ...