Nancy Pelosi Defends John Conyers In The Most Absurdly Hypocritical Way Possible

Pelosi was on Meet The Press this morning, and when asked about the accusations against Rep. John Conyers, she defended him in the most Pelosi way possible…

By calling him an icon.

“John Conyers is an icon in our country. He has done a great deal to protect women – Violence Against Women Act, which the left — right-wing — is now quoting me as praising him for his work on that, and he did great work on that,” she added. “But the fact is, as John reviews his case, which he knows, which I don’t, I believe he will do the right thing.”

Uhhhhh… what?

Remember, Conyers used YOUR tax dollars as hush money to cover up his “indiscretions.”

Conyers’ office recently confirmed issuing a settlement of $27,000 to a former staffer who says she was fired for resisting the congressman’s sexual advances. Conyers has acknowledged the payout, which he said amounted to a severance package, but he denied the allegations about what it was for.

What an ICON.

In an awkward interview, Nancy Pelosi defends Democratic congressman accused of harassment https://t.co/OBYR2KgvGG via @PoliticsInsider

— AJ MacDonald Jr (@AJMacDonaldJr) November 26, 2017

According to the article above:

When asked in an interview with Chuck Todd on “Meet The Press” whether Conyers should step aside, the California Democrat instead praised the longtime Michigan lawmaker, citing his work on the Violence Against Women Act as an example of his respect for women.

“We are strengthened by due process. Just because someone is accused — was it one accusation? Was it two?” Pelosi asked. “John Conyers is an icon in our country. He’s done a great deal to protect women.”

Pelosi called for an official House Ethics Committee inquiry into Conyers earlier this week, but stopped short of saying the 88-year-old lawmaker should step down.

Though she argued that both Conyers and his accusers were entitled to “due process,” Pelosi said the veracity of the accusations was “for the ethics committee to review,” and dodged a question about whether she believed his accusers.

“I don’t know who they are,” Pelosi said. “Do you? They have not come forward.”

Pelosi’s defense of Conyers came just minutes after she acknowledged there was a “generational change” in the way sexual harassment allegations are treated, and praised women for increasingly confronting harassers.

“Something very transformative is happening,” Pelosi said. “That is women are saying zero tolerance, no more, and we’re going to speak out on it. This is so wholesome, so refreshing, and so different.”

She’s ENTIRELY brushing it off.

What a freaking hag.

The Democrats realize how INSANE she’s making them all look (not that they need any help.)

Dems are buzzing about this appearance. This interview is certain to embolden Pelosi’s critics in the Democratic caucus. https://t.co/JRbHjUsBYC

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 26, 2017

Seriously… the libs are pissed at her:

Zero tolerance for alleged sexual predation … unless you’ve done good things in your life and you’re in the right partyhttps://t.co/hh59Z8Y9xO

— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) November 26, 2017

Wasn’t the “process” Conyers went through the opaque system in Congress that paid for his lawyer, while the woman paid for her own and then received a paltry settlement and lost her job? https://t.co/3t8Kt9bYGE

— Laura McGann (@lkmcgann) November 26, 2017

When Nancy Pelosi isn’t even on your side in a case where the perp is 88 yrs old and in a safe seat, why on earth would you report sexual harassment?

— Laura McGann (@lkmcgann) November 26, 2017

This is the Editorial Director at VOX. Yeah… Pelosi is screwed.

How ANYONE can stand by Pelosi is a complete mystery to me.

Nancy Pelosi has ways of shutting those whole wars on women down #MeToo pic.twitter.com/dUDM3LIPGL

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) November 26, 2017