“The DA dismissed the charges, but it’s something that causes me a lot of anguish and now it’s associated with me,” Conyers III told CNN. “I know what happened, and I know I’m innocent. ”
The report from the LA County District Attorney’s Office concludes that “a misdemeanor domestic battery could not be proven” but shows Conyers III was in a fight with his girlfriend last February that ended with her sustaining a stab wound to her arm that required stitches. The incident was first reported by NBC News and The New York Times.

Conyers III denies having stabbed his then-girlfriend, telling CNN that she pulled the knife on him, there was a struggle and she ended up cutting herself.

“I did not stab her. That’s absolutely false. I’m not a violent person; that is not me,” Conyers III said. “There was a verbal altercation and it escalated. I didn’t try to go grab a knife or do anything with a knife.”

His father stepped down from his House seat on Tuesday amid allegations of sexual harassment, and endorsed Conyers III to replace him during his announcement. The Michigan Democrat was the first member of Congress to announce his retirement amid a national conversation surrounding workplace harassment. He has denied the allegations.

Conyers III said he was “caught off-guard” by his father’s endorsement.

“I appreciate his endorsement,” he said. “I was caught off-guard. I’m not saying I don’t want it. He endorsed me, and he didn’t have to do it. I was surprised in the manner in which he did it because I haven’t made up my mind about what I plan to do.”

Conyers III didn’t give a timetable on when he would decide whether to run.

“I’m not married to the idea of running for office. I haven’t decided to run. When I get back to Detroit I will take time to weigh my options,” he said.

“More than a dozen Dem senators call on Franken to resign”

{The Minnesota senator plans to make an announcement on Thursday.}

More than a dozen Democratic senators on Wednesday called on Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) to resign in the wake of multiple sexual misconduct allegations against him.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was the first of Franken’s fellow Senate Democrats to take that step and was quickly followed by Democratic Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, Patty Murray of Washington, Kamala Harris of California, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, and Maria Cantwell of Washington.

Franken plans to make an unspecified announcement on Thursday, according to his office. The state director for his Minnesota colleague, […] Politico

The problem for Dems is if they push Al Franken out they could risk losing a seat to the Repubs and they do not want that to happen. […]

Yes, I thought about that too, BD. But the Governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton, is a Democrat too so (unless I’m mistaken) that means he can simply appoint another Dem to that seat until the next elections.

The problem for Dems is if they push Al Franken out they could risk losing a seat to the Repubs and they do not want that to happen. But Nancy Pelosi already started the ball rolling with Conyers so it might be too late.

Truth I recognized that too. It sounds like he really wants a puppet in there to do what he would do if he was still around which would be his son. Anybody can see the nephew is a whole lot more qualified.