Mayo Clinic spent more than $1.3 million lobbying at the state and federal level in 2016, according to its 990 form filed with the IRS. Three other women are accusing Franken of grabbing their buttocks while posing for photos during campaign events in 2007, 20. She also shared a photo taken while she slept of the senator posing with his hands grabbing at her chest. The allegations against Franken emerged after radio host Leann Tweeten accused him of forcibly kissing her on a USO tour. Others signing the list of support include former Minnesota State Auditor Judi Dutcher, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and DFL House Minority Leader Melissa Hortman. They have both called on Franken to resign. Erin Murphy and State Auditor Rebecca Otto. That puts Liebling squarely at odds with two fellow DFL gubernatorial candidates - Rep. We believe a Senate investigation into these allegations is the appropriate course of action and will continue to support the Senator throughout this process." While we are disappointed by these allegations, we appreciate that he has apologized and is committed to regaining the trust of Minnesotans. During his time in the Senate he has been a champion for these values and a steadfast supporter of women's rights. The statement reads as follows: "We are longtime supporters of Senator Franken, and our support is rooted in the core values that we share. Al Franken on Sunday, including DFL gubernatorial candidate and Rochester Rep. “I will gladly cooperate.A group of 65 elected women in Minnesota issued a statement of support for Democratic U.S. “I am asking that an ethics investigation be undertaken,” he said. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would seek to open an ethics investigation into Franken, which the senator said he would be happy to fully cooperate with. “There’s more I want to say, but the first and most important thing - and if its the only thing you care to hear, that’s fine - is: I’m sorry.” “The first thing I want to do is apologize: to Leeann, to everyone else who was part of that tour, to everyone who has worked for me, to everyone I represent, and to everyone who counts on me to be an ally and supporter and champion of women,” said Franken in his statement. In a statement, Franken said he did not remember the rehearsal as she does, but apologized. Every time I see him now my hands clench into fists.”Īlso Read: Al Franken Called Accuser 'Beautiful Woman' in 2010 Speech on Senate Floor (Video) In my mind I called him fish lips the rest of the trip … I almost punched him. And all I can remember is that his lips were very wet and it was slimy.
She added: “He just mashed his lips against my face and he stuck his tongue in my mouth so fast. So I was just like, fine, so he would shut up, you know and he just sort of came at me.” “He just kept persisting and it just reminded me of the Harvey Weinstein tape that you heard the girl when she was wired up by the NYPD, just persistent and badgering and relentless, you know. Tweeden said Franken kept pressing her to practice a kissing scene he had written into a script for the USO show.
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The New Yorker posted the recording online.Īlso Read: Read Al Franken's Full Statement: Senator Will 'Gladly Cooperate' With Ethics Investigation Tweeden told reporters in a news conference Thursday that Franken’s conduct reminded her of Weinstein’s advances on Ambra Gutierrez, which the model secretly recorded for the New York Police Department. She also provided a photo of his groping. Leeann Tweeden said her treatment by Al Franken reminded her of the aggressive advances Harvey Weinstein made on a model who secretly recorded them.įranken apologized Thursday after Tweeden came forward to say Franken kissed her against her will while they rehearsed for a 2006 USO show, and groped her while she was asleep during the flight home.
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