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Multiple sexual la rasment and using money from his office to settle, the detroit free press editorial said it's time for john conyers to go. quote, it is the kind of behavior that can never be tolerated in a an elected representative of the people. whatever conyers legacy will be, his tenure as a member of congress must end now. conyers is 88 years old and is a top democrat on the house judiciary committee. senior democrats called for an ethics probe. a member of that committee said it will be a serious investigation. >> i never discussed the details of the ethics committee but i want to assu...

Sarah westwood, thank you. cbs, pbs, and "the new york times" moving quickly to suspend rose and thrush. an ethics probe on senator al franken, even as a scandal deepens, that could take months. even years. let's talk about with fox news politics editor chris stirewalt. good to see you. really unpleasant stuff. the more immediate situation with private companies suspending these individuals, it's different than in the senate because now they start this ethics thing, you and i've talked about the fact that it could be years before there are any findings. >> the last time there was anything like...

Sarah westwood, thank you. cbs, pbs, and "the new york times" moving quickly to suspend rose and thrush. an ethics probe on senator al franken, even as a scandal deepens, that could take months. even years. let's talk about with fox news politics editor chris stirewalt. good to see you. really unpleasant stuff. the more immediate situation with private companies suspending these individuals, it's different than in the senate because now they start this ethics thing, you and i've talked about the fact that it could be years before there are any findings. >> the last time there was anything like...

>> i think that that is a distraction to be talking about resignation because what's really at the bottom of this whole issue of sexual harassment is that it is pervasive in our culture. and al would be going through the ethics probe. he will be cooperating and that's appropriate because people who do these kinds of indefensible acts have to be held accountable. but at the same time we live in a culture where the objectifying of women, treating women as objects and basically toys -- i'm glad this is coming to the fo fore now, because myself and ever woman that i know has endured sexual harassm...

Standard is that if there is a credible charge of sexual abuse or harassment against somebody, if that can expel you from the senate, we could potentially have the biggest turnover in the senate we've ever seen in the history of our country. that standard a lot of office holders will not be able to meet it. this is causing a lot of concern and chaos and something the country is going to have to deal with in the legacy of bill clinton. >> sandra: it is really interesting when you mention the standard, doug. what al franken's ethics probe would look like. if the franken case goes before the comm...