The following article by Ed O’Keefe and Elise Viebeck was posted on the Washington Post website December 7, 2017:
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on Dec. 7 said he will resign from the Senate “in the coming weeks” amid allegations of sexual harassment. (Video: Bastien Inzaurralde, Jenny Starrs/Photo: Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on Thursday announced that he will resign amid multiple allegations that he touched women inappropriately, a stunning political fall at a time when the issue of sexual harassment has exploded on Capitol Hill and enveloped both parties.
Yielding to pressure from other Democrats, Franken will now prepare to end a career that seemed just to be hitting its stride as he was emerging as a potent voice challenging the Trump administration — and was being seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2020. Continue reading “Franken announces he will resign from the Senate as harassment issue rocks Congress”