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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a radio interview Thursday said it's up to Sen. Al Franken as to whether he should resign as he faces allegations of groping and unwanted sexual contact from a half - dozen women.
Gillibrand last week declined to call for Franken's resignation, saying in a WCNY interview that the ethics investigation into the allegations should be played out and that whether he stays in office is up to him.
The justices on the state's highest court heard arguments on whether problems counting absentee ballots justify the reversal of a lower state court ruling that declared Franken, the former comedian and progressive radio talk show host, the winner by 312 votes over Coleman, the freshman senator whose term expired at the beginning of the year.
Gillibrand said it's up to Franken whether to resign, while quickly adding it was «outrageous» that there is no investigation of Trump despite more than a dozen sexual harassment allegations.
«There may be disagreement on whether things should be optional for the states,» Franken said.
«There may be disagreement on whether things should be optional for the states,» said Sen. Al Franken (D - Minn.)