Sen. Al Franken Resigning Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Speaking from the Senate floor, the Minnesota Democrat said he would be resigning "in the coming weeks."
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Speaking from the Senate floor, the Minnesota Democrat said he would be resigning "in the coming weeks."
Sen. Al Franken's support among his fellow Democrats appeared to collapse Wednesday as a group of female Democratic senators called upon him to resign.
While the Minnesota lawmaker continued to express regret for his actions, he insisted he won't resign.
The Democrat spoke to a handful of media outlets in Minnesota in the first interviews he's granted after four women publicly accused him of misconduct.
The woman who accused Senator Al Franken of sexual misconduct said he has reached out to her.
"Nothing like that is ever funny," Leeann Tweeden said during a Thursday afternoon press conference. "I was just disgusted you know. I felt violated, he betrayed my trust and obviously that is not what I wanted."
Sessions faced mounting calls to recuse himself or to resign following allegations that he was in contact with Russia's ambassador to the United States during the 2016 campaign, which he called "totally false."