Al Franken expected to resign in Senate speech

Democratic Senator Al Franken, under mounting pressure from within his own camp over multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, is expected to resign in an address from the Senate floor later today.

A friend in Franken’s Minnesota congressional delegation, Democratic Representative Keith Ellison, says he believes Franken “will do the right thing and resign,” and Minnesota public radio cited a party official saying the two-term senator does intend to quit.

But Franken insisted through his Twitter feed late Wednesday that he was still discussing the issue with his family, and that “any reports of a final decision are inaccurate.”

Senator Franken is talking with his family at this time and plans to make an announcement in D.C. tomorrow. Any reports of a final decision are inaccurate.

— U.S. Senator Al Franken (@SenFranken) December 6, 2017

He is scheduled to address his colleagues at 11:45 a.m. EST, 6:45 p.m. Israel time.

— with AFP