Sentences with phrase «accused franken»

The National Republican Congressional Committee had called on Brindisi during the day Thursday to return the Franken donation after a radio news host accused Franken of groping her backstage at a USO show in 2006, before he was elected to the Senate.

Menz's allegation comes days after a Los Angeles broadcaster, Leeann Tweeden, accused Franken of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.

Not exact matches

During his imagined campaign, Franken painted his opponent as a tool of the financial industry and managed to win the White House despite insulting Iowa voters, making outlandish yet simple campaign promises, indulging his mood swings, and being accused of extramarital affairs.

Notably, though, the accountability seems to be mostly confined to the private sector — politicians like Alabama Senate - hopeful Roy Moore and Minnesota Sen. Al Franken were also accused of misconduct, but have (so far) not dropped out or resigned.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken announced this month he will leave office in the coming weeks after he was accused of groping and forcibly kissing multiple women.

Sen. Al Franken and Rep. John Conyers both had women publicly coming forward to vouch for them after they were accused of harassment.

A prominent donor to the Democratic Party, Susie Tompkins Buell, says she is considering withdrawing support for senators — including Gillibrand — who urged their colleague Al Franken to resign after he was accused of sexual misconduct.

Joy Behar kicked off an interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.) on Monday by confronting the lawmaker for calling on Sen. Al Franken to resign after being publicly accused of sexual misconduct.

Note that plenty of Democrats are rallying around Franken and Conyers (who, to be fair, are «only» accused of assaulting adult women); like Moore's supporters, they simply don't believe the accusations, or if they do, feel it's more important to oppose the Republicans.

I've certainly seen liberals attack LeAnn Tweeden and question her version and motivations once Al Franken was accused.

The allegations against Franken began in mid-November when Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.

Al Franken, to resign after being publicly accused of sexual misconduct.

A second woman has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of inappropriate touching, saying he put his hand on her bottom as they posed for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010 — after he had begun his career in the Senate.

Brzezinski's question came in the wake of reports that some Democratic lawmakers have expressed regret over Franken's departure after a majority of Senate Democrats called on him to leave office on Dec. 6, when a seventh woman publicly accused him of groping her.

Franken, 66, hadn't spoken about his alleged sexual harassment for more than a week, as four different women have accused him of groping, embarrassing, and, in one case, forcibly kissing them without consent.

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Thursday called on Democratic House candidate Anthony Brindisi to denounce U.S. Sen. Al Franken, the Minnesota Democrat who was accused by a radio host of groping her in 2006.

Sen. Al Franken apologized to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday after being accused of mocking the senior senator.

Besides Trump, Gillibrand was referring to Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), who's been accused of groping by two women, and Alabama Republican Senatorial Candidate Roy Moore, who's alleged to have harassed and assaulted several women and teenage girls.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Minnesota Sen. Al Franken apologized Thursday and faced a likely Senate ethics investigation after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour.

As of yet at least (we've all learned to hedge our bets at this point), Franken hasn't been accused by 19 women (and counting) of everything from sexual assault to repeatedly barging into to beauty pageant dressing rooms and bragging about sexually assaulting women.