Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Wednesday that he expects Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) will announce his resignation on Thursday amid allegations of sexual misconduct and growing pressure to step down by his colleagues.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said Wednesday that he expects Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) will announce his resignation on Thursday amid allegations of sexual misconduct and growing pressure to step down by his colleagues.
“I expect that Senator Franken will announce his resignation tomorrow. It is the right thing to do given this series of serious allegations,” Wyden tweeted.
Franken’s office said Wednesday that the senator “will be making an announcement tomorrow.” The notice did not provide further details.
The calls for Franken’s resignation followed allegations Wednesday by a woman who claims Franken forcibly kissed her in 2006.
The calls for Franken to resign are a shift from last week when Democratic senators dodged questions by noting that they wanted to wait for an Ethics Committee investigation into his actions. Franken has been battling allegations of sexual misconduct since mid-November when radio host Leeann Tweeden said he kissed and groped her without her consent during a 2006 USO tour. Since then, multiple women have come forward saying Franken inappropriately touched them during photo ops and at other events.
