Sen. Al Franken Officially Announces His Resignation And Tries To Take Trump Down With Him
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December 7, 2017At least eight women have stepped forward and accused Sen. Al Franken of sexual harassment. A bunch of his colleagues came out yesterday, demanding his resignation.
He just gave a speech on the Senate floor…
WATCH: Sen. Al Franken arrives on Capitol Hill, where he will address the Senate amid repeated allegations of sexual misconduct https://t.co/WmT8OdZlN6 pic.twitter.com/NoSNzNloUE
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 7, 2017
… and made it official. He’s resigning in the coming weeks.
JUST IN: Sen. Al Franken announces he is resigning from the Senate in the coming weeks after fellow Democrats called on him to resign https://t.co/WmT8OdZlN6 pic.twitter.com/bIFb1NnvOi
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 7, 2017
However, he denied a bunch of the allegations. He said they’re not all true and added that he remembers those situations “differently.”
Sen. Al Franken on allegations of sexual misconduct: “I was shocked. I was upset. But in responding to their claims, I wanted to be respectful of that broader conversation because all women deserve to be heard and their experience taken seriously.” https://t.co/WmT8OdZlN6 pic.twitter.com/kQKXLoloNA
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 7, 2017
Mhm. And he actually had the stones to say he’s used his power in the Senate TO CHAMPION WOMEN OMGOMGOMG.
He also tried to drag President Trump down with him. He said there’s irony in the fact that he’s leaving and President Trump remains in office.
“I, of all people, am aware that there is some irony in the fact that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office,” Sen. Franken says. “But this decision is not about me.” https://t.co/WmT8OdZlN6 pic.twitter.com/Qvxx6B1c0O
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 7, 2017
I’d just like to take this moment to remind Franken that there’s no photographic evidence of Trump LITERALLY GRABBING A SLEEPING CHICK’S BOOBS.
"Let me be clear, I may be resigning my seat but I am not giving up my voice. I will continue to stand up for the things I believe in as a citizen and as an activist," Sen. Franken says https://t.co/WmT8OdZlN6 pic.twitter.com/RgkYEqlNyy
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 7, 2017
See ya Al. Won’t miss ya.
