Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) has no plans to resign after a radio host accused him of forcibly kissing and groping her years ago, according to a spokesperson.
“No,” a spokesperson for Franken told the Star Tribune on Saturday. “He is spending time with his family in Washington, D.C., and will be through the Thanksgiving holiday.”
According to the spokesperson, Franken is “doing a lot of reflecting.”
Leeann Tweeden, a Los Angeles anchor, on Thursday alleged that Franken “aggressively” kissed her while they were rehearsing for an USO tour in 2006 and later groped her while she was sleeping, an act documented in a photograph she posted.
I’ve decided it’s time to tell my story. #MeToohttps://t.co/TqTgfvzkZg
— Leeann Tweeden (@LeeannTweeden) November 16, 2017
Franken apologized to Tweeden in two separate statements, asked the Senate for an ethics investigation into himself and said he will “gladly cooperate” with such a probe. Senators in both parties joined his call for an investigation.
Tweeden said she did not come forward “to have him step down.”
“I think Al Franken does a lot of good things in the Senate, you know, I think that’s for the people of Minnesota to decide,” she said on Friday. “I just wanted him to understand what he did was wrong.”
Seriously, why should he?
Totally fucked. Trump wins 2020.
Good for him. He shouldn’t and I thank heaven he’s not going to.
@theghostofeustacetilley
Alex Jones is dedicating a special broadcast to exploration of the revelations.
O for fuck’s sake - of course he should not resign. He isn’t a sexual predator he’s a former comedian who made a bad joke.
Dude - if I believed in time travel I would have believed John Titer.
Seems however his time schedule for what was supposed to happen wasn’t accurate since Europe was supposed to nuke us in 2012.