Saturday, December 2, 2017

Black lawmakers wonder why Conyers has to go — but not Franken

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Black lawmakers are hearing growing calls for Rep. John Conyers to resign and wondering why Sen. Al Franken isn’t getting the same treatment.


Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have been privately airing concerns about a double standard within Democrats’ ranks since sexual harassment allegations against Conyers, the longest-serving House member and a founder of the CBC, first surfaced last week. 
Their concerns were thrust into the open Thursday when Conyers’ lawyer hinted that Conyers was being treated differently than Franken because of race
~POLITICO

READ MORE: 
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/30/john-conyers-al-franken-congressional-black-caucus-274335

And the difference was obvious from the moment Conyers was first accused. 

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