Conyers To Retire In 2018; Will Not Resign After Sex Assaults

"He is not resigning. He is going to retire," Conyers' great-nephew Ian, a Michigan state senator, told the Times, adding that he planned to run for the seat in Congress himself.

The House Ethics Committee last week opened an investigation into Conyers, 88, after he said his office had resolved a harassment case of a former staffer with a payment but no admission of guilt.