Two months have passed since Karen Monahan came forward with allegations that Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., physically and verbally abused her. In this time, we’ve seen a masterclass in how a political party uses victims of abuse, not to promulgate justice, but as pawns.

The chairman of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Ken Martin, finally addressed the allegations against Ellison, the deputy chair of the DNC and the front-runner in the race for Minnesota’s attorney general.

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