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12-07-2017, 08:14 AM
Female senators lead the way in calling for Al Franken's resignation on Twitter
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After weeks of murmurs on Capitol Hill about Sen. Al Franken's future in politics amid allegations (http://mashable.com/2017/11/16/al-franken-leeann-tweeden-grope-sexual-assault/) of sexual misconduct, several senators have made their message loud and clear— Franken must go.
Politico reported (https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/06/al-franken-accusation-sexual-harassment-2006-281049) Wednesday morning that a former congressional aide says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006, adding to the six (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/11/30/two_more_women_have_accused_sen_al_franken_of_touc hing_and_kissing_them.html) existing allegations against the current Minnesota senator.*
SEE ALSO: Two more women say Al Franken groped them (http://mashable.com/2017/11/23/al-franken-two-more-accusers/)
Although Franken denied this new allegation, many Democratic senators took to Twitter to call for his resignation. And as with many other recent efforts to call out inappropriate male behavior, the women led the way.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/democratic-senators-al-franken-resign/)
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After weeks of murmurs on Capitol Hill about Sen. Al Franken's future in politics amid allegations (http://mashable.com/2017/11/16/al-franken-leeann-tweeden-grope-sexual-assault/) of sexual misconduct, several senators have made their message loud and clear— Franken must go.
Politico reported (https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/06/al-franken-accusation-sexual-harassment-2006-281049) Wednesday morning that a former congressional aide says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006, adding to the six (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/11/30/two_more_women_have_accused_sen_al_franken_of_touc hing_and_kissing_them.html) existing allegations against the current Minnesota senator.*
SEE ALSO: Two more women say Al Franken groped them (http://mashable.com/2017/11/23/al-franken-two-more-accusers/)
Although Franken denied this new allegation, many Democratic senators took to Twitter to call for his resignation. And as with many other recent efforts to call out inappropriate male behavior, the women led the way.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/democratic-senators-al-franken-resign/)
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