Growing list of Senate Democrats call for Sen. Al Franken to resign?

Did you know that Sen Franken The Minnesota senator called the latest anonymous accusation "categorically not true" but says he'll make an announcement on Thursday?

Did you know that Alex Brandon, Associated Press

Politico reported that a former Democratic aide says Sen. Al Franken tried to forcibly kiss her in 2006?

 

Did you know that a large group of Democratic U.S. senators called Wednesday for Sen. Al Franken to resign, throwing the Minnesota senator’s political future into jeopardy over a growing list of sexual harassment allegations against him?

Amy Klobuchar,

Franken’s fellow Democrat in the Senate, Amy Klobuchar, stopping short of adding her voice to the
resignation chorus, said in a tweet: “This morning I spoke with Senator Franken and ... I am confident he will make the right decision.”

Did you know that the initial wave for Franken’s resignation was comprised of all women from the chamber’s 16 Democratic female senators in a series of social media posts that appeared nearly simultaneously on Wednesday morning?

Did you know that numerous male colleagues from the Senate’s Democratic caucus, as well as Republicans, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Susan Collins of Maine. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez also urged Franken to step down?

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp

Did you know that ” Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota explained in a tweet that “for decades as a country, we have been far too tolerant and dismissive of past allegations.”

Early Wednesday afternoon, according to the Boston Globe, an aide to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she told Franken that he should resign?

Did you know that if Franken does resign, it would fall to DFL Gov. Mark Dayton to appoint a temporary replacement?

Did you know that Franken seat would be on the ballot in next November’s election — joining an open governor’s race and Klobuchar’s re-election bid, which would make for the highest-stakes Minnesota election in a generation?

Did you know that the latest accusation against Franken came from a former Democratic congressional aide who told a national politics news website that he tried to force a kiss on her after a recording of his radio show in 2006, three years before he took office?

Did you know that the Democratic senator is among a growing list of politicians, entertainers and news media figures facing a wide range of allegations involving sexual misdeeds?

Did you know that Numerous women have leveled accusations against Franken — some anonymously?

Leann Tweeden

Did you know that the first was Los Angeles radio host Leann Tweeden, who said Franken forced a kiss on her during a USO tour several years ago before he joined the Senate/

Did you know that Stephanie Kemplin said that Franken had cupped her breast when she stood next to him for a photo in December 2003 during her military deployment in Kuwait?

Stephanie Kemplin and Al Franken

told CNN that

Lindsay Menz

Did you know that Kemplin said that Franken grabbed her buttocks at the Minnesota State Fair while posing for photos during events in 2007, 2008 and 2010?

Did you know that Lindsay Menz said that Franken had made her feel uncomfortable with him trying to touch her?

Did you know that as the accusations against Franken have accumulated, the number of women on a list publicly supporting him has grown as well, at this point more than 100 women are former staffers in his Senate office, former colleagues from “Saturday Night Live,” elected officials, nonprofit board members, community leaders and members of the DFL Party?


 

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