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Senator Al Franken Resigns
Minnesota Senator Al Franken has been accused of groping or forcibly kissing 8 women, with the most recent accusations yesterday. By Wednesday afternoon, dozens of members of the Senate Democratic caucus had called on Franken to step down. Today, he made the announcement.
As reported by Business Insider, "Franken's widely expected resignation comes a day after at least 35 Democratic senators publicly called on the Minnesota Democrat to resign as he faced two new accusations of sexual misconduct."
While on the Senate floor Thursday, Franken took the opportunity to cast blame on others, including President Donald Trump.
"I of all people am aware that there is some irony that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault is in the Oval Office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the Senate with the full support of his party," he said.
Al Franken joins the list of prominent men that have resigned or have been fired from their roles.
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