Headline Roundup • November 21st, 2017
John Conyers’ Sexual Misconduct
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Daily Kos
Representative John Conyers, the Democrat who’s the longest-serving member of Congress, is the latest powerful man revealed to be a sexual harasser. Documents detailing a settlement Conyers reached with a former member of his staff who alleged she was fired for rejecting his sexual advances were leaked to Buzzfeed, and the details are bad. Conyers’ career should be over as a result of these revelations.
The Hill
Representative John Conyers (D-Mich.), the longest-serving current House member, reportedly settled a wrongful dismissal complaint in 2015 after a former employee accused him of firing her for resisting his "sexual advances."
Fox News Digital
Another sexual harassment bombshell is rocking Capitol Hill, after a report claimed powerful Democratic Representative John Conyers settled a complaint with an ex-employee who said she was fired because she did not “succumb to [his] sexual advances.”
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