FINISHED? Dem Sens. Gillibrand, McCaskill, Hirono call on Al Franken to resign; Update: Floodgates open
As Twitchy told you this morning, Sen. Al Franken is facing a new allegation of sexual harassment that the Minnesota Democrat called “preposterous.” These three Democrat senators don’t agree and have now called on Franken to step down:
Al Franken should resign.
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) December 6, 2017
JUST IN: Sen. Gillibrand calls for calls for Sen. Franken to "step aside" "I believe it would be better for our country if he sent a clear message that any kind of mistreatment of women in our society isn’t acceptable by stepping aside to let someone else serve." pic.twitter.com/iZFv7jCwgR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 6, 2017
Today, I am calling on my colleague Al Franken to step aside. I’ve struggled with this decision because he’s been a good Senator and I consider him a friend. But that cannot excuse his behavior and his mistreatment of women. (thread)
— Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) December 6, 2017
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