Ellison calls for U.S. House investigation of himself
Source: StarTribune
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the Democratic candidate for attorney general who has been fighting an allegation from an ex-girlfriend that he physically abused her, on Wednesday asked the House Ethics Committee to investigate the matter.
"I am taking this step now because I am innocent and eager to see this entire matter resolved," Ellison said in a statement released to the news media. Ellison has repeatedly denied the abuse allegation by Karen Monahan. She said she was in an emotionally abusive relationship with the congressman, and that during a fight in 2016 he screamed obscenities at her while trying to drag her off a bed by her legs and feet.
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It's unclear what kind of consequences Ellison could face from a House ethics investigation. He is leaving Congress at the end of the year, when his current term ends. Meanwhile, the results of a separate investigation into Monahan's allegation are about to come out. The Minnesota DFL hired attorney Susan Ellingstad to conduct that investigation, and the party said it expects to receive and release her findings soon.
After her allegation emerged in August, the Democratic National Committee — of which Ellison is the deputy chairman — said it is looking into what happened.
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