ETHICS/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Rep. John Conyers said Sunday he would step aside from his post as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee while an ethics panel investigates allegations of sexual harassment against him…
Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York will take over as the committee’s top Democrat.
Mr. Conyers acknowledged last week that he settled a wrongful-dismissal claim in 2015 involving a former female employee, but he denied allegations of sexual harassment. He again denied the allegations on Sunday.
Mr. Conyers said he settled the complaint to avoid litigation. He added he would cooperate with any further investigation in the House…
Mr. Conyers, 88 years old, joined Congress in 1965, making him the longest-serving current House member.”
-Kristina Peterson, “John Conyers to Step Aside as Top Democrat on House Judiciary Committee,” The Wall Street Journal online, Nov. 26, 2017 04:32pm