Sen. Al Franken
Spokesman: Senator Will Not Resign Despite Allegations
by Katherine Rodriguez 19 Nov 2017
Sen. Al Franken’s (D-MN) spokesman announced that Franken would not resign despite
allegations that he groped a woman’s breasts and kissed her without her
consent.
“He is spending time with his family in Washington, D.C.,
and will be through the Thanksgiving holiday, and he’s doing a lot of
reflecting,” the spokesperson told the Minneapolis Star Tribune on
Saturday.
Sexual harassment allegations
against the Minnesota senator surfaced this week after Los Angeles-based
journalist Leeann Tweeden accused Franken
of fondling her breasts while she was sleeping and aggressively shoving his
tongue down her throat.
Franken, who had not worked in politics at the time, had
apparently traveled with the woman on a USO tour overseas in 2006 when the
alleged incident took place.
The December 2006 photo that depicted Franken fondling
Tweeden’s breasts surfaced shortly after Tweeden went public with her story,
fueling the allegations against the Minnesota senator.
Franken verified that the photo was accurate after it
surfaced and apologized for
taking the picture with her. In an updated statement, he apologized to Tweeden
and everyone he has ever worked with or represented.
“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,” Franken said.
Tweeden responded by
accepting Franken’s apology.
A second woman also accused Franken of
harassment this week, claiming that the senator followed her and repeatedly
called her home phone number.
As allegations against the Minnesota Democrat grew and several senators requested an
investigation into Franken’s conduct, Franken called for
a Senate ethics investigation into his behavior.
Let’s connect the dots:
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Michael J.
Klingensmith is the publisher & CEO for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and a trustee at the American Foundation for AIDS Research.
Note: American
Foundation for AIDS Research was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, the Human Rights First, and the Economic Policy Institute (think tank).
George
Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, the founder of the Soros Fund Management, was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, William D.
Zabel was his divorce lawyer, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights First, the Sundance
Institute, the People for the
American Way, the Harlem Children's
Zone, the Robin Hood Foundation,
the International Rescue Committee, and
the Economic Policy Institute (think
tank).
William D. Zabel
was a trustee at the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, George Soros’s
divorce lawyer, the secretary for the American
Foundation for AIDS Research, and is the chair for the Human Rights First.
Diana L. Taylor
is a trustee at the American Foundation
for AIDS Research, Michael R.
Bloomberg’s companion, and was a director at the Brookfield Office Properties.
Kenneth D. Cole
is the chairman for the American
Foundation for AIDS Research, married to Maria Cuomo Cole, and a trustee at the Sundance Institute.
Maria Cuomo Cole
is married to Kenneth D. Cole, and a
trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent
Gun Violence.
Brady
Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Lyn Davis Lear is
a trustee at the Sundance Institute,
and a director at the Lear Family
Foundation.
Lear
Family Foundation was a funder for the People
for the American Way, and a donor for the Movement Resource Group.
Movement
Resource Group was a funder for the Occupy
Movement.
Occupy Wall
Street was the initial protest for the Occupy
Movement.
Zuccotti Park
is the staging area for 2011 NYC protests for Occupy Wall Street.
Brookfield
Office Properties is the owner of Zuccotti
Park.
Diana L. Taylor
was a director at the Brookfield Office
Properties, is a trustee at the American
Foundation for AIDS Research, and Michael
R. Bloomberg’s companion.
American
Foundation for AIDS Research was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Michael J.
Klingensmith is a trustee at the American
Foundation for AIDS Research, and the publisher & CEO for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is Diana L. Taylor’s companion,
the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety,
the founder of the Independence USA PAC,
a co-chair for the Mayors Against
Illegal Guns, Emma Bloomberg’s
father, a contributor for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions, was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety,
Gun Control” group for guns.
Independence
USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun Safety,
Gun Control” group for guns.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Emma Bloomberg
was the chief of staff for the Robin
Hood Foundation, is Michael R.
Bloomberg’s daughter, and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
Harvey Weinstein
is a director at the Robin Hood
Foundation, was a co-founder & co-chairman for the Weinstein Company, and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.
Alleged Sexual Predator
and Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein Threatens NRA (Again) (PAST RESEARCH)
Saturday, October
14, 2017
Clifford S.
Asness was a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue
Committee.
Rhonda Weingarten
is an overseer at the International
Rescue Committee, and a director at the Economic Policy Institute (think tank).
Robert A. Johnson
is a director at the Economic Policy
Institute (think tank), and was a managing director for the Soros Fund Management.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute (think tank), the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and the Human Rights First.
George
Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, the founder of the Soros Fund Management, was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, William D.
Zabel was his divorce lawyer, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Economic Policy Institute (think tank), the Sundance Institute, the People
for the American Way, the Harlem
Children's Zone, the International
Rescue Committee, the Human Rights
First, and the Robin Hood Foundation.
Keith Ellison is a
director at the Economic Policy
Institute (think tank), and a House member of the MN congressional delegation.
Al
Franken is a member of the MN
congressional delegation, and a U.S.
Senate senator.
William D. Zabel
is the chair for the Human Rights First,
was a trustee at the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, George Soros’s
divorce lawyer, and the secretary for the American
Foundation for AIDS Research.
American
Foundation for AIDS Research was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Michael J.
Klingensmith is a trustee at the American
Foundation for AIDS Research, and the publisher & CEO for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Clifford S.
Asness was a leadership council member for the Robin Hood Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and is a director at the International Rescue Committee.
Daniel
S. Loeb Family Third Point Foundation was a funder for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Daniel S. Loeb is
the president of the Daniel S. Loeb
Family Third Point Foundation, supported same-sex marriage in New York, and was a trustee at the Third Way.
Jeanne Shaheen is
an honorary co-chair for the Third Way,
a U.S. Senate senator, and a member
of the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.
Christopher
Coons is an honorary co-chair for the Third
Way, a U.S. Senate senator, a
member of the Senate Select Committee on
Ethics, an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy, and an advisory board member for
the Truman National Security Project.
Gabrielle
Giffords is an advisory board member for the Truman
Center for National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, and a
co-founder for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety,
Gun Control” group for guns.
Independence
USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a contributor for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign, is Diana L.
Taylor’s companion, the founder of Everytown
for Gun Safety, the founder of the Independence
USA PAC, a co-chair for the Mayors
Against Illegal Guns, and Emma
Bloomberg’s father.
Diana L. Taylor
is Michael R. Bloomberg’s companion,
a trustee at the American Foundation for
AIDS Research, and was a director at the Brookfield Office Properties.
American
Foundation for AIDS Research was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Michael J.
Klingensmith is a trustee at the American
Foundation for AIDS Research, and the publisher & CEO for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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