WASHINGTON, D.C., December 7, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Pro-abortion Sen. Al Franken, D-MN, resigned today after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
“Some of the allegations against me simply aren’t true,” but some are, Franken said in his resignation speech.
Franken, a longtime supporter of abortion giant Planned Parenthood, first came under scrutiny when a photo surfaced of him groping a radio host while she slept. The radio host, Leeann Tweeden, also said he forcibly kissed her and put his tongue in her mouth.
Franken eventually issued an apology to Tweeden.
Another woman said Franken grabbed her buttocks during a 2010 state fair.
Others also came forward accusing Franken of sexual impropriety or groping, bringing the number to at least seven. One woman, a congressional aide in 2006 before Franken was elected to the U.S. Senate, said he tried to forcibly kiss her.
During his resignation speech, Franken said he now realizes how his actions have affected women.
“A couple months ago…we were finally beginning to listen to women about the ways in which men’s actions affect them,” he said.
“Then the conversation turned to me,” he continued. “Over the last few weeks, a number of women have come forward to
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