U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin today called on U.S. Sen. Al Franken to resign, joining a growing list of Senate Dems calling on the Minnesota senator to step aside.
The statement comes after a Politico report this morning that another woman, identified only as a former Democratic congressional aide, said Franken had tried to forcibly kiss her in 2006. That allegation, which Franken denied, is the seventh one levied against the former comedian.
“I believe it is best for Senator Franken to resign,” Baldwin, D-Madison, said in a tweet today.
Franken’s office, meanwhile, announced today the senator will ...
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