Al Franken Resigned In Big Announcement About Sexual Misconduct Allegations

After reports of at least seven separate claims of harassment made against him, Sen. Al Franken announced he will resign from Congress. Franken, the junior senator from Minnesota, said that the stepping down from office will be completed "in the coming weeks." During the announcement, which was delivered on the Senate floor, Sen. Franken pointed out what he called the "irony" about his resignation.

"I, of all people, am aware that there is some irony in the fact that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the Senate with the full support of his party," Franken said, in a clear allusion to President Donald Trump and Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who has been accused of sexual misconduct with teenagers.

With a vacancy in one of Minnesota's two U.S. Senate seats now imminent, the state's governor will now be prompted to select an interim senator to serve in Franken's place until the next election. The governor, Democrat Mark Dayton, is expected to name a fellow member of the Democratic party to the seat, with his deputy, Lt. Gov. Tina Smith, rumored to be his choice.

More to come.

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