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New Franken Accuser: He Groped My Breast in Photo Op

Army veteran says incident took place on 2003 USO tour; plus 6th accuser says he tried for a kiss

(Newser) - An Army veteran is one of two women to come forward with new sexual misconduct allegations against Al Franken, just days after the senator issued an apology —and she's offering a story similar to those of earlier accusers. Stephanie Kemplin, 41, tells CNN Franken touched her right breast...

Franken: 'This Will Not Happen Again'

Minnesota senator acknowledges regaining trust will take time

(Newser) - Al Franken apologized today and said he feels "embarrassed" and "ashamed" of his behavior in light of recent accusations of sexual harassment, USA Today reports. At a press conference outside his Senate office as he returned to work , the Minnesota senator told reporters, "To all of you...

Franken: I'm 'Embarrassed and Ashamed'

Senator gives first interview since groping allegations arose

(Newser) - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken broke his silence Sunday after being swept into a nationwide tide of sexual harassment allegations, saying he feels "embarrassed and ashamed" but looks forward to returning to work on Monday to gradually regain voters' trust. Franken spoke to the Minneapolis Star Tribune after largely being...

Al Franken Apologizes for &#39;Crossing a Line&#39;
Al Franken:
'I Am So Sorry'

Al Franken: 'I Am So Sorry'

He vows to regain trust of Minnesotans

(Newser) - Sen. Al Franken apparently sees himself as an over-enthusiastic hugger, not the "serial groper" one woman describes him as. In a statement issued Thursday, the day after two more women accused him of touching them inappropriately during photo-ops , the Democrat apologized for making "some women feel badly" and...

Al Franken Accused of Being 'Serial Groper'

2 more women have come forward

(Newser) - The accusations against Sen. Al. Franken are starting to stack up. Two more women came forward Wednesday to accuse the Democrat of groping them, bringing the total to four. One woman tells the Huff Post that in 2007, during Franken's first Senate campaign, he grabbed her buttocks during a...

36 Female SNLers Back Franken, to Criticism

They use a letter to thank him, to the dismay of social media users

(Newser) - The current cast of Saturday Night Live is far from supporting SNL alum and alleged harasser Al Franken, but the same can't be said of former staff. In a letter , 36 women who previously worked on the show say they "feel compelled to stand up for Al Franken,...

New Franken Accusation Is Far More Serious
New Franken Accusation
Is Far More Serious
the rundown

New Franken Accusation Is Far More Serious

Because it happened while he was in office

(Newser) - Al Franken got another round of bad headlines Monday when a second woman emerged to accuse him of sexual harassment. In the latest case , the woman says Franken groped her behind while they posed together for a photo at the Minnesota State Fair. The development has only heightened the speculation...

Big Trouble for Franken: 2nd Accuser Emerges

Lindsay Menz says senator groped her behind while posing for a photo in 2010

(Newser) - When the Al Franken sexual harassment story broke, one big question regarding his political survival was whether more women would come forward. Meet accuser No. 2: Lindsay Menz, 33, tells CNN that Franken grabbed her behind while she and the senator posed for a photo in 2010 at the Minnesota...

PBS Editing Franken Out of a Tribute to Letterman

Staffer says he is not resigning

(Newser) - Not too long ago, reporters were pestering Al Franken about whether he would run for president in 2020. Now the question is, will he resign from the Senate? "No," a staffer tells the Minneapolis Star-Tribune . "He is spending time with his family in Washington, D.C., and...

SNL Rips an Alum
SNL Rips an Alum

SNL Rips an Alum

Al Franken taken to task over sexual harassment

(Newser) - The sexual harassment allegations wracking virtually every segment of society predictably surfaced on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live, but the New York Times notes that the man currently in the crosshairs made the show's approach "especially delicate." The show pulled no punches in the case...

Here&#39;s What Al Franken Should Do


Franken
Sends Accuser
a Handwritten
Apology
the rundown

Franken Sends Accuser a Handwritten Apology

Meanwhile, calls mount for him to resign

(Newser) - If Al Franken wanted advice on what his next steps should be in his sexual harassment scandal , there's no shortage of it. Some in his own party say he should immediately step down or risk harming the anti-harassment movement, though one self-identified feminist floats a different option: Remain in...

Trump Slams &#39;Al Frankenstein&#39;
Trump Slams 'Al Frankenstein'

Trump Slams 'Al Frankenstein'

Groping picture is 'really bad,' he says

(Newser) - President Trump has been circumspect in his comments on Roy Moore . It's a different story with the man he has dubbed "Al Frankenstien (sic)." "The Al Frankenstien picture is really bad, speaks a thousand words," Trump tweeted Thursday, referring to a photo of Sen. Al...

Franken Calls for Ethics Investigation Into Himself
Franken Calls for
Ethics Investigation
Into Himself
The Rundown

Franken Calls for Ethics Investigation Into Himself

'I don’t know what was in my head ... and it doesn’t matter. There's no excuse'

(Newser) - Sen. Al Franken initially deflected, saying he was attempting to be funny, after being accused Thursday of groping Leeann Tweeden , a radio host who says the then-comedian grabbed her breasts during a flight home from a 2006 USO tour after forcing a kiss on her during a skit. USA Today...

Woman Alleges Al Franken Groped Her, Shares Photo

Leeann Tweeden describes alleged 2006 assault

(Newser) - A radio host and former Playboy playmate says Sen. Al Franken assaulted her—and unlike some women coming forward with similar tales about other high-profile figures, Leeann Tweeden offered proof. In a first-person account at KABC , Tweeden says she was groped in December 2006 when she and the Democratic senator...

Some Fear Trump Is Meddling in Merger to Target CNN

Sen. Brian Schatz wants an investigation amid allegations that DOJ wants network sold

(Newser) - Lawmakers are calling for an investigation into possible "political interference" amid accusations that the Justice Department is pushing for the sale of CNN before it will approve AT&T's merger with Time Warner. Sources tell Politico the DOJ gave the companies an "ultimatum" Monday demanding they drop...

After Slur, Franken Cancels Appearance on Maher Show

Spokesman says he was glad to see apology

(Newser) - Sen. Al Franken has a new book to promote, but he won't be doing so on Bill Maher's Real Time: The Democrat has confirmed that he has canceled his Friday appearance because of Maher's use of the n-word in an interview with Sen. Ben Sasse last week,...

Kathy Griffin to 'Respond to Bullying' From Trumps Today

She'll hold a presser with her attorney Friday morning

(Newser) - "I beg for your forgiveness. I went too far," Kathy Griffin said on Tuesday regarding the "too disturbing" photo of her holding President Trump's severed head, and she's scheduled to end the week by addressing the photo flap a second time. Variety reports the comedian...

&#39;Frozen Trucker&#39; Case Looms in Gorsuch Hearing
Dems Pounce on Gorsuch's
'Frozen Trucker' Ruling
THE RUNDOWN

Dems Pounce on Gorsuch's 'Frozen Trucker' Ruling

Al Franken says his opinion was 'absurd'

(Newser) - It is being called the "Frozen Trucker" case, and it has sparked debate amid Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court confirmation hearings. As a federal appeals court judge last year, Gorsuch dissented from a ruling in favor of a trucker fired for abandoning a broken-down trailer in freezing temperatures in...

Al Franken: Jeff Sessions Perjured Himself

He wants AG to explain himself before committee

(Newser) - Senate Judiciary Committee member Al Franken thinks Attorney General Jeff Sessions committed perjury during his confirmation hearings—and he wants him to explain himself in another appearance before the committee. With his failure to disclose talks with Russia's ambassador under questioning, "it's hard to come to any...

Al Franken in 2020?
Democrats,
This Is Your
2020 Savior
OPINION

Democrats, This Is Your 2020 Savior

'National Journal' columnist makes the case

(Newser) - One school of thought among Democrats is that they should borrow from the book of Trump and go with more of a celebrity than a traditional politician in 2020. Well, how about a little bit of both? At the National Journal , Josh Kraushaar makes the case for Al Franken as...

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