"I should be a senator. What happened was just something very odd at a certain moment ... I believe I should still be there, and I believe if I had gotten due process, I would," Franken said.
Franken, a left-wing senator elected in 2008, resigned in January 2018 after Leeann Tweeden, a radio host and former sports commentator, accused him of kissing her without her consent while the two were rehearsing a skit. After she accused him of groping her, a photo was released that showed Franken, who at the time of the photo had not yet been elected to Congress, with his hands apparently hovering over Tweeden's breasts as she slept.
Al Franken: ‘I should be a senator’ - Washington Examiner
Former Sen. Al Franken said he should still be a senator and blasted cancel culture, marking a sharp reversal from the 2018 political climate that led to his ouster amid scandal. Franken, who resigned from his position as a Minnesota senator after being accused of sexual misconduct, said he has...www.washingtonexaminer.com
Comment:
Franken is still super creepy.
It's not just his abuse of his female coworker that is the problem.
It is his supremist contempt for average mainstream Americans who work hard and don't bother anyone.
He doesn't accept and respect the Constitution that protects everyone's right from political and government abuses.
He doesn't even deserve to be calling himself a comedian.
Let's compare Al to Don Trump. Here is a good story that illustrates Trump is much worse. So bad, his staffers would not leave him alone with women.
'It Was Really Bad': Ex-Trump White House Press Secretary Details Harassment
Stephanie Grisham said then-President Donald Trump called in one staffer "so that they could look at her ass."
Al was being pervy towards that woman but she certainly wasn't at risk of being raped if she found herself alone with him.
Trump is more like Harvey Weinstein.
