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Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, actor, and writer who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He first gained fame as a writer and performer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he worked for three stints.
Franken announced his resignation amid allegations that he inappropriately touched several women, a shameful exit for a rising star of the Democratic party.
As more allegations of sexual misconduct aimed at Sen. Al Franken continue to emerge, Democratic senators and officials came out in droves on Wednesday calling for their party colleague's resignation.
With a second accuser alleging sexual misconduct at the hands of Senator Al Franken, two prominent progressive groups are calling for his resignation.
The 2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a United States senator from Minnesota to replace incumbent Democratic senator Al Franken until the regular expiration of the term on January 3, 2021. Facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, Franken announced on December 7, 2017, that ...
After closing arguments, Franken lead attorney Marc Elias said: "After seven weeks of trial, hundreds of witnesses, and thousands of exhibits, the trial demonstrated what the state canvassing board found to be true after an exhaustive recount: that Al Franken got more votes on Election Day than Norm Coleman. We remain confident that the court ...
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Honold had been raped by a former Franken intern before this scandal broke around Franken. [38] [39] Franken complied and Senator Amy Klobuchar took over the bill's sponsorship. [40] On November 20, 2017, Lindsay Menz accused Franken of touching her clothed buttocks while the two posed for a photo at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010. [41]