Story highlights Bob Weiner served as Conyers' communications director from 1994 to 2000Weiner defended Conyers' "surly moments" with staffers(CNN) A former top communications aide to Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan offered a defense of his former boss amid Tuesday growing allegations of sexual harassment, saying it wasn't uncommon for staffers to accidentally see the congressman in his underwear. Bob Weiner, who served as Conyers' communications director from 1994 to 2000, spoke to reporters and photographers assembled outside the Congressman's office, disputing Sloan's allegations. "Something else that people need to know: his closet is in his office right here. Most of us have walked in on him accidentally without knocking and have seen him in his underwear. So to say that somebody came to a meeting and that's how it was, that's an untrue statement.

Source: CNN November 29, 2017 00:22 UTC