Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison Denies He Abused Ex-Girlfriend
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Allegations surfaced Saturday against lawmaker running for state AG
Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison has denied that he was abusive to an ex-girlfriend. The accusations surfaced just days a primary vote on Tuesday that will decide whether he becomes his party's pick to run for state attorney general.
Ellison confirmed that he’d had a long-term relationship with Minneapolis resident Karen Monahan in a statement on Sunday, while denying the accusations.
Her 25-year-old son, Aslim Monahan, wrote on Facebook on Saturday that he’d clicked on a file while was trying to download something on his mother’s computer in 2017 and “found over 100 text and twitters messages and video almost 2 min long that showed Keith Ellison dragging my mama off the bed by her feet, screaming and calling her a “f---ing bitch” and telling her to get the f--- out of his house.”
Aslim Monahan wrote that his mother said nothing happened “until I told her I saw a video and hell of a lot of messages saying something different.”
Ellison issued this statement on Sunday:
“Karen and I were in a long-term relationship which ended in 2016, and I still care deeply for her well-being. This video does not exist because I never behaved in this way, and any characterization otherwise is false.”
Several hours after her son’s Facebook post, Karen Monahan also weighed in on social media.
“That was my son who posted and its true,” she tweeted. “He wouldn’t lie about his own mom.”
Ellison, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, is a six-term congressman and serves as vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He reportedly decided to run for Minnesota attorney general in part to be in a good position to oppose the president’s policies.
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An avowed Muslim who is a woman-beater too. Yeah, he's electable..........
I wonder when the video will surface? If it's true, he should be arrested and jailed, he's no beter than anyone else abusing women.
But trump is an avowed Christian who is a sexual assaulter that has cheated on every wife he has had and the right had no problems at all voting for him. Hell, the evangelicals think he is awesome and increased their support for that asshole even after it was proven than he paid off a porn star.
Sorry, but the right lost the moral high ground when they elected trump.
I still think a woman beater is pretty heinous
Of course they are.
So beating women is okay because Trump cheated on his wives?
Not a care in the world if it's true, just a deflection to Trump.
How sad Democrats are.
It's the typical juvenile whataboutism to deflect the topic ontot heir favorite whipping boy. This article has nothing to do with the Presdient, it has to do with Congressman Keith Ellison allegedly manhandling a woman when he was in a relationship with her. If that is acceptable to you, please step right up and let us know. Otherwise, stop commenting now.
He denied it, remember?
He denied the allegations, that means it never happened. When Roy Moore denied allegations leveled against him, trump said, "Well, he denied them, so we have to accept that he is innocent".
Not sure why the right is so focused on the fact that he is a Muslim, just spreading more hate I guess.
And if there's video, it will likely see the light of day, sooner, rather than later.
Once again. Right out of the playbook. (well almost) If you have no facts to debate with, insinuate racism. In case anyone is wondering, if accusing racism fails, step 2 is personal attacks.
Just so you know, you should really wait until you are losing the debate to insinuate racism. Otherwise it gives the impression you are sure you are going to lose the debate before you even start. You should know better than to stray from the playbook. Try to follow directions more closely in the future.
Another women called 911 on him previously.
Should we not wait until the evidence of these alleged videos comes to light?
Is not someone presumed innocent until proven guilty?
I am no defender of or have any use for those who abuse women.
No one should ever have to live in fear in their own home.
As a Chaplain I deal with people who underwent all kinds of things which should never have happened.
This is one among them.
I can live without Mr. Ellison's anti Jewish and anti Israel tirades.
These are all well documented.
My concern here is that this is an as of yet unsupported with evidence accusation.
That it happens days before a primary it should not influence the vote.
If and when proven, there are other remedies which should be pursued at that time.
Let's not co-mingle primary politics with domestic abuse crimes.
We are Americans.
We should be above that.
"And justice for all".
Peace and Abundant Blessings.
Enoch.