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Thursday, November 23, 2017

New allegation against Franken, this time met with silence

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A woman says Al Franken pulled her in tightly and put his hand on her buttocks in 2010 while posing for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair, the second allegation of improper conduct against the Democrat and first involving his time as a senator.

Lindsay Menz told CNN last week for a report broadcast Monday that the interaction with the Minnesota senator made her feel “gross.” She said she immediately told her husband that Franken had “grabbed” her bottom and that she posted about it on Facebook.

Menz’s story comes days after a Los Angeles broadcaster, Leeann Tweeden, accused Franken of forcibly kissing her during a 2006 USO tour. Franken already faced a Senate ethics investigation over Tweeden’s allegation, but the Menz allegation is potentially more damaging for Franken because it would be behavior that occurred while he was in office.

Franken, a Democrat, told CNN he didn’t remember taking the photo with Menz, but said in a statement to the network that he feels badly that she felt disrespected.

“I take thousands of photos at the state fair surrounded by hundreds of people, and I certainly don’t remember taking this picture,” Franken told CNN. “I feel badly that Ms. Menz came away from our interaction feeling disrespected.”

Franken’s office did not respond to repeated Associated Press messages seeking comment.

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4 comments:

  1. Republicans and Dems are BOTH covering up for him.

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  2. Again he doesn't apologize but plays the VICTIM!! He FEELS BADLY that she felt disrespected?! How about IM SORRY for assaulting you and disrespecting you!!

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  3. 922, of course, they play the victim. Look at Hillary Clinton. That's their party leader right now. Runs around trying to make everyone believe she's some GD victim when we all know she's far from it. The Democrats never take responsibility for their own crap. That's just a given.

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  4. 739: Republicans or the Establishment? There is a very big difference between the two.

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