Coinciding with the most recent allegations against Al Franken, the Senator's office has announced that he will be speaking tomorrow. While the topic has yet to be announced, some Democratic senators are speculating that Franken will resign, according to CNN.
So far, seven women in total have accused Franken of sexual misconduct. Most recently, Politico reported that Franken tried to force himself onto an unnamed woman. The woman said that Franken tried to kiss her after a taping of his radio show and said it was his “right as an entertainer” to do so. Franken denied the allegation.
Senator Franken will be making an announcement tomorrow. More details to come.
— Sen. Al Franken (@SenFranken) December 6, 2017
At first, only a few Franken’s colleagues spoke out about the alleged incidents. After the most recent news, some senators, like Kirsten Gillibrand from New York, told the Chicago Tribune that “enough is enough.”
She went on to say that “we need to draw a line in the sand and say none of it is OK, none of it is acceptable and we, as elected leaders, should absolutely be held to a higher standard.”
This follows news that John Conyers, a Democratic Representative from Michigan, announced yesterday that he was retiring following his own accusations of sexual harassment.
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