Thread by @fstockman

No allegations that #KeithEllison abused his ex-wife in unsealed divorce file. But in a twist, the file contains statements that he was a victim of abuse. He said she hit and bit him. She told reporters she endured depression after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. #MeToo

#KeithEllison's statement: “I am extremely disappointed that the Court has gone back on its agreement to seal Kim and my divorce file, agreeing to open it at the request of a far-right propaganda outlet with a history of racism and religious bigotry Alpha News + the Star Tribune"

#KeithEllison: “I understand perhaps better than most that as a public official my personal life falls under higher scrutiny..But 2 pry into the details of a sealed divorce file that the Court previously ordered closed on the eve of an election is shameful + outrageous"

#KeithEllison:“Kim Ellison is a wonderful person. We met in driver’s training as teenagers and raised four beautiful children together, who r now awesome adults. We had a storybook marriage until the onset of her illness which was not diagnosed until long after she was suffering"

#KeithEllison:"One of the great regrets of my life is that I did not appreciate the debilitating effects of Kim’s illness until the doctors told us that it was Multiple Sclerosis and major depression."

#KeithEllison: I attribute the difficulties in our marriage to the disease and my failure to understand it. I was not nearly sensitive enough to the symptoms of her medical condition at the time, and for that I am deeply sorry."

#KeithEllison: "Kim and I have rebuilt a strong friendship as parents to our four wonderful children. I am proud of the person Kim is. We are family, and I stand by her.”