LEGAL/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has announced he is leaving Congress and endorsing his son, John Conyers III, to replace him following allegations of sexual harassment.
‘I’m in the process of putting my retirement plans together, and I will have more about that very soon,’ Conyers, 88, told a Detroit radio station…
Conyers is the first member of Congress to relinquish his seat amid the growing national uproar over the mistreatment of women that has toppled powerful figures in Hollywood, the media and now Washington…
Conyers’ fall from grace was swift, but there were growing signs of trouble for him in recent days. Last week, some of Conyers’ closest allies in the Congressional Black Caucus — a group he co-founded — started urging him to step aside.
While Conyers has denied any wrongdoing, he also admitted paying out $27,000 to a former aide over sexual-harassment allegations. That incident was first reported by BuzzFeed. Conyers used a congressional fund that normally covers office expenses, which concealed the payment.”
-Nolan D. MacCaskill and John Bresnahan, “Conyers announces he’s leaving Congress, endorses son as successor,” Politico, Dec. 5, 2017 11:07am