Stephen
Colbert slams Al
Franken for
latest sexual misconduct allegation
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Stephen
Colbert slammed Al
Franken again on Wednesday night after the Minnesota senator denied charges of
sexual misconduct.*
“It seems like every day a new man is being accused of
sexual misconduct. But not today. Today it’s the same man," said
Colbert in his opening monologue on
The Late Show.
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Franken has been accused by a former Democratic congressional aide of trying to forcibly kiss her in 2006, after a taping of his radio show. According to
POLITICO, the aide says
Franken "pursued her after her boss had left the studio ... The former staffer said she ducked to avoid Franken’s lips. As she hastily left the room, she said,
Franken told her: 'It’s my right as an entertainer.'"
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