Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called for the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate sexual assault allegations against Senator Al Franken (D-MN) on Thursday. Unlike the recent allegations targeted towards Alabama Judge Roy Moore, McConnell did not call for Franken to “step aside.”
In a statement, McConnell called the allegations against Franken “credible”, yet did not name Franken by name or call for the senator to resign: “As with all credible allegations of sexual harassment or assault, I believe the Ethics Committee should review the matter. I hope the Democratic Leader will join me on this. Regardless of party, harassment and assault are completely unacceptable—in the workplace or anywhere else.”
Paper statement from @SenateMajLdr calling for the Ethics Committee to review the Franken allegationshttps://t.co/8LFlDbUBUY pic.twitter.com/x0rqc8nLzJ
— Niels Lesniewski (@nielslesniewski) November 16, 2017
Leeann Tweeden, a journalist who anchors the morning news at TalkRadio 790 KABC in Los Angeles, California, accused Senator Al Franken (D-MN) of fondling her while asleep and shoving his tongue down her throat without her consent.
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