DNC Chairman Perez Dodges Question About If He Thinks Ellison’s Accuser Is Lying

DC: Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez on Sunday morning dodged answering if he thought the ex-girlfriend of Congressman Keith Ellison was lying when she accused him of domestic abuse.

Ellison was accused by his ex-girlfriend, Karen Monahan, of domestic violence. The allegations triggered an investigation, which came back with a conclusion of the claims being “unsubstantiated,” because Monahan would not hand over a tape that shows the alleged abuse because she claims she was not fully clothed.

“The ex-girlfriend of your deputy at the DNC, Congressman Keith Ellison, is accusing him of domestic abuse. Now an investigation commissioned by the Minnesota Democratic Party was ‘Unable to substantiate the claim of physical abuse.’ Is that good enough? What do you say to women in the Democratic Party who say, why is this guy still the vice chair of the DNC?” host Jake Tapper asked on CNN’s “State of the Union.”  read more