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Nov 26, 2017 · Nov. 26, 2017, 12:04 PM PST / Updated Nov. 26, 2017, 9:03 PM PST. By Phil McCausland. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., broke eight days of media silence and addressed sexual harassment allegations...
- Leeann Tweeden
- Lindsay Menz
- Two Unnamed Women
- Stephanie Kemplin
- An Unnamed Elected Official in New England
- A Former Democratic Congressional Aide
- Tina Dupuy
The allegations: Tweeden, a radio host, wrote in an essay publishedon the website for KABC radio in Los Angeles that Franken groped her and kissed her without her consent in 2006 when he was working as a comedian. The two were set to appear in a sketch for a USO show for military members overseas at the time. Tweeden said Franken scripted a kiss in...
The allegations: Menz told CNN that Franken grabbed her behind during a photo opat the Minnesota State Fair in 2010. Franken was serving as a U.S. Senator at the time of the alleged incident. She said that she had a cordial conversation with Franken, and then her husband took a photo of the two. Menz alleged that Franken “put his hand full-fledged ...
The allegations: Two anonymous women told the Huffington Post that Franken touched their behinds in two separate incidents. The first woman alleged that Franken groped her while they took a photo together at a June 2007 event hosted by the Minnesota Women’s Political Caucus. At the time of the alleged incident, Franken was runningfor the U.S. Senat...
The allegations: Kemplin, an Army veteran, told CNN in a story published on Thursday that Franken allegedly gropedher in December 2003. She said she was stationed in Kuwait, and she met Franken when he toured with the USO. She said that Franken groped her right breast while the two took a photo. “I remember clenching up and how you just feel yourse...
The allegations: The woman told Jezebel that Franken attempted to give her a “wet, open-mouthed kiss” in 2006 at a live taping of Franken’s show at the time,Air America. “I was stunned and incredulous. I felt demeaned. I felt put in my place,” she told Jezebel about the alleged incident. Franken’s response: Franken has not yet commented on the woma...
The allegations: The unnamed woman told Politico that Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after the taping of his radio show in 2006 when she was in her mid-20s. She said that the alleged incident occurred once her boss had left the room. When she tried to leave the room, Franken allegedly told her: “It’s my right as an entertainer.’” Franken’s resp...
The allegations: In an essay for theAtlantic, Dupuy alleged that Franken groped her at a Media Matters party during President Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2009. “He immediately put his hand on my waist, grabbing a handful of flesh. I froze. Then he squeezed. At least twice,” Dupuy wrote. “Al Franken’s familiarity was inappropriate and unwanted. I...
Jul 22, 2019 · Former US Senator Al Franken has said he "absolutely" regrets resigning from his post in 2017 following a wave of accusations of sexual misconduct. The Minnesota Democrat stepped down just...
Dec 7, 2017 · Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota resigned from office after weeks of mounting allegations of sexual misconduct. At least eight women said he touched or kissed them inappropriately.
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Jul 22, 2019 · Published 6:47 AM PDT, July 22, 2019. Former Sen. Al Franken said in a profile published Monday that he regrets resigning from the Senate as a response to allegations of sexual impropriety.
Jul 23, 2019 · July 23, 20195:01 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. 6-Minute Listen. Playlist. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Jane Mayer of "The New Yorker" about her investigation into allegations of sexual...
Jul 25, 2019 · GROSS: So Jane, you've reported so many sexual harassment and sexual assault stories, dating back to the Clarence Thomas hearings. What's the moral of the story regarding the Al Franken...
