Mitch McConnell calls for Ethics Committee probe of Al Franken in light of groping allegations

[MelissaB]

Link to tweet

[yodermon]

1. Waiting with bated breath for his call for Trump to resign. n/t

[Kingofalldems]

2. Exactly, Franken was not a Senator when this happened.

[B2G]

8. And Trump wasn't president.

And Moore wasn't a candidate for the Senate.

Why does that matter then?

[Kingofalldems]

13. Okay let's have an investigation for all.

Okay with you?

[B2G]

16. Poor choice of words, given the topic.

Lol.

Nope, don't need an investigation. On any of them regarding this subject.

[Chasstev365]

3. FUCK YOU, MITCH!

How about a probe of Roy Moore and Donald Trump, you hypocritical piece of shit!

[HughBeaumont]

4. But of course he does.

ANY Manufactroversy in the house to finally be able to distract from the disaster-loop plane crash of the ADMITTED SERIAL SEXUAL ASSAULTER in the White House . . .

[Fred Sanders]

7. I think this only brings more attention to Republican hypocrisy regarding the molester in chief.

[HughBeaumont]

22. Sure as shit hope it does.

SO many double standards in dealing with this issue.

America impeaches, disgraces, calls for resignation, fires and jails the abusers on our side.

They elect Republican ADMITTED abusers President and stand a good chance of electing another to the Senate.

[Fred Sanders]

5. The irony and hypocrisy drips all the way to Trump's 26 accusers...no hearings for that??

How about a hearing on Trump's entering teen changing rooms and his dozens of sexual harassment settlements?

[Botany]

6. And if the picture is proven to be a photoshop will Mitch apologize?

I smell a rat in this whole Fraken-gate.

[B2G]

9. Franken has admitted it's real. nt

[WillowTree]

11. It's not. He's acknowledged the picture.

[lame54]

15. the pic is real but...

he is not touching her

[populistdriven]

17. but the shadows were inappropriate

[Roland99]

24. It was staged

https://mobile.twitter.com/TearsInHeaven09/status/931196735107448832

[lame54]

25. I mean real as in...

it's not photoshopped(as some are asking)

the story behind it? - I don't know

[Agschmid]

21. Its not photoshop.

[kentuck]

10. Democrats should not be punishing their own until the Republicans start cleaning up their mess.

It would not make sense to disarm over this incident by Franken. If it continued into his Senate career, then that might be a different issue?

Just my opinion.

[renegade000]

20. They should, but proportion people...no false equivalency

Lewd skits are in no way morally equivalent to what Trump and Moore have done. Criticize and sanction to a degree commensurate with the transgression.

[nolabear]

12. Posturing. Bullshit gloating and posturing. They want his blood.

He wasn’t in office. He hasn’t said a thing about 45. It’s all an attempt to discredit Franken and stir the pot.

[lame54]

14. What happened to "If he did it"

[eissa]

18. Of course Mitch would do this. What bs. eom

[Kaleva]

19. I'm fine with this.

And I'm sure Senator Franken wouldn't object to it either.

[Vinca]

23. Fine - Franken will produce the photographer and exonerate himself.

[Kaleva]

26. Franken will the total opposite of Moore

Moore won't apologise and is doing everything he can to smear and discredit his multiple accusers.

As with George T , I'm willing to give Franken the benefit of the doubt at this time.

[Initech]

29. Yeah same. I hope this was an isolated incident.

Moore has a history of abuse and predatory behavior. So it's easy to see why he wouldn't apologize or adhere to an ethics committee investigation. I hope this was an isolated incident and that it gets resolved quickly. Good to see Al is the opposite of Moore in this situation.

[orangecrush]

27. Look for Trump with Russian hookers

Evidence to be revealed in the near future.

[Initech]

28. And no ethics investigations on Roy Moore? How we feeling about that one, Mitch?

[Retrograde]

30. Now that Ms Clinton is no longer a candidate

the GOPs in the Senate need another Democrat to demonize, and Franken has been consistently outspoken and opposed to McConnell. Any bets on how long it will take to tie him to Bengazhi?