Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) has been hospitalized for reasons related to stress amid allegations that he made inappropriate sexual advances toward former staffers, his family spokesperson told several news outlets on Thursday.
Conyers’ family spokesperson Sam Riddle told Detroit Fox affiliate WJBK and CBS affiliate WWJ that Conyers is in the hospital for stress-related reasons, but declined to provide further details.
Riddle said the women accusing Conyers of sexual misconduct are “serial accusers.”
Three former staffers have accused Conyers of inappropriate touching and unwanted sexual advances. Conyers has denied the allegations.
He stepped down last week as the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, but has so far resisted pressure to resign, which has reportedly come from the Congressional Black Caucus and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Conyers’ attorney Arnold Reed on Wednesday said the member of Congress has no plans to resign at the moment.
“The congressman is a very deliberate person and doesn’t want to make a hasty decision,” Reed said. “These allegations are untrue, and Mr. Conyers wants the public to know they are untrue. We will weigh and continue to assess his options.”
We all know that Reps in the House and Senate have just as much if not more problems in the area of harassment in the workplace. The silence of women on the right at this time is all too pathetic and suspicious.
Is this his exit strategy? He’s old enough. And he gets to hold on to the seat while he’s “recovering”.
Hospitalized for stress.
That’s entirely plausible because when I search on “hospitalization” and “stress” the articles are usually about how hospitalization is stressful.
Stress! What a bunch of bullshit. Conyers defrauded the taxpayers by settling his harassment problems and paying the amount as salary. He should resign, and then be prosecuted for fraud. He is a scumbag parasite, typical of the political class. sad.
He’s 88 years old!!! He shouldn’t even be there! WTF??? Wake up people, why do you think congress is so out of touch??? The average age is 70 years old! Most of them haven’t had a real job in 40 years. They’ve been sucking off the tit of their corporate owners while fucking us all over.