This statement comes in response to the newest allegations against Franken.
Courtesy of Politico:
A former Democratic congressional aide said Al Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006, three years before he became a U.S. senator.
The aide, whose name POLITICO is withholding to protect her identity, said Franken (D-Minn.) pursued her after her boss had left the studio. She said she was gathering her belongings to follow her boss out of the room. When she turned around, Franken was in her face.
The former staffer ducked to avoid Franken’s lips. As she hastily left the room, she said, Franken told her: “It’s my right as an entertainer.”
“He was between me and the door and he was coming at me to kiss me. It was very quick and I think my brain had to work really hard to be like ‘Wait, what is happening?’ But I knew whatever was happening was not right and I ducked,” the aide said in an interview. “I was really startled by it and I just sort of booked it towards the door and he said, ‘It’s my right as an entertainer.’”
Franken has denied this latest allegation, but that is likely not enough to save his seat in the Senate.
There are now a number of Senators besides Gillibrand calling for Franken to step aside.
And that now includes Senator Chuck Schumer as well.
There is a tsunami coming to wash away male predators and it is likely to take a few innocents down as well.
I don't know that Franken is innocent at all, but like I said it simply does not matter at this point.
Especially since Gillibrand is likely going to ride this wave of female anger and their desire to achieve long denied justice all the way to the presidential nomination in 2020.
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Courtesy of Politico:
A former Democratic congressional aide said Al Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006, three years before he became a U.S. senator.
The aide, whose name POLITICO is withholding to protect her identity, said Franken (D-Minn.) pursued her after her boss had left the studio. She said she was gathering her belongings to follow her boss out of the room. When she turned around, Franken was in her face.
The former staffer ducked to avoid Franken’s lips. As she hastily left the room, she said, Franken told her: “It’s my right as an entertainer.”
“He was between me and the door and he was coming at me to kiss me. It was very quick and I think my brain had to work really hard to be like ‘Wait, what is happening?’ But I knew whatever was happening was not right and I ducked,” the aide said in an interview. “I was really startled by it and I just sort of booked it towards the door and he said, ‘It’s my right as an entertainer.’”
Franken has denied this latest allegation, but that is likely not enough to save his seat in the Senate.
There are now a number of Senators besides Gillibrand calling for Franken to step aside.
And that now includes Senator Chuck Schumer as well.
BREAKING: Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer says Sen. Al Franken should resign as sexual misconduct allegations multiply.— The Associated Press (@AP) December 6, 2017
There is a tsunami coming to wash away male predators and it is likely to take a few innocents down as well.
I don't know that Franken is innocent at all, but like I said it simply does not matter at this point.
Especially since Gillibrand is likely going to ride this wave of female anger and their desire to achieve long denied justice all the way to the presidential nomination in 2020.
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