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Thursday, December 7, 2017
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Thursday, December 7, 2017
Franken to resign from US Senate after harassment claims
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Senator Al Franken announces Thursday he will resign in the wake of multiple sexual harassment claims against him, the second prominent Democrat to be forced out over misconduct allegations after John Conyers of Michigan.
“Today I am announcing that in the coming weeks I will be resigning as a member of the United States Senate,” says Franken, a former comedian who has been accused by at least seven women of inappropriately touching them.
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