So some of the Democrats that piled on have since told reporters off the record that they regret their rush to judgement and not agreed to an ethics review. And I'll bet a lot more of them do as well, they just haven't expressed it.
But not apparently Gillibrand. She's digging deeper:
Gillibrand has remained steadfast in asserting that Franken needed to go. On a recent presidential campaign trip to Iowa she said, “I know Democrats are very sad about Al Franken; I’m sad about Al Franken. But the truth of this issue is very clear: He had eight credible allegations against him that were corroborated in real time, by the press that were investigating it.
Bullshit.
And this from someone who this happened with her staff:
Gillibrand herself has just been caught up in her own #MeToo controversy, with Politico reporting that a young female staffer resigned last year after she alleged that her accusations of being sexually harassed by a male staffer, who served as Gillibrand’s driver, were mishandled. The male staffer was initially rebuked. After Politico contacted Gillibrand about the story and additional allegations, the office opened a new investigation, and the male staffer was fired. “She kept a harasser on her staff until it proved politically untenable for her to do so,” the female staffer told Politico.
I don't know why she is running. It has been difficult for many Franken supporters to move on. But the longer it seems like Franken has resigned himself to not returning to politics, the duller the backstab pain is. I was willing to, maybe not forgive, but forget and move on. But she jumped into the spotlight herself with her candidacy, an opportunity she rushed out to deny one of her colleagues.
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