The 88-year-old Democrat from Michigan admitted settling a complaint by paying a woman a ‘fair severance payment reportedly over $27,000Congressman John Conyers “expressly and vehemently” denied allegations of sexual harassment on Tuesday after a report that he had paid a woman over $27000 to settle a complaint.
The Michigan Democrat did acknowledge that he had reached a settlement, seeming to contradict what he had told the Associated Press on Tuesday morning. Related: #MeTooCongress: women in politics engage action in wake of Weinstein Related: Second woman comes forward to say Al Franken inappropriately touched her Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com