Read the full text of Al Franken’s Senate resignation speech

In the wake of numerous allegations of sexual misconduct that began with a blog post by a TV host in mid-November, Al Franken gave up his Senate seat today while maintaining that he had not done anything bad enough to warrant his dismissal. Although the Minnesota Democrat said he still believes an Ethics Committee investigation …

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In the wake of numerous allegations of sexual misconduct that began with a blog post by a TV host in mid-November, Al Franken gave up his Senate seat today while maintaining that he had not done anything bad enough to warrant his dismissal. Although the Minnesota Democrat said he still believes an Ethics Committee investigation is the proper venue in which to hash out the complaints against him, he said he could no longer be an effective senator with the allegations hanging in the air. Franken also took an opportunity to criticize President Trump and Senate candidate Roy Moore, both of whom have been accused of sexual assault, and both of whom have defiantly called their accusers liars.

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