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Showing Original Post only (View all)These are the Senators calling on Franken to resign. [View all]
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.; Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii; Kamala Harris, D-Calif.; Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.; Maggie Hassan, D-N.H.; Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.; Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.; Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.; Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D.; Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev.; Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.; Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., also issued statements or postings on social media Wednesday calling on Franken to step down.
The 14 women were joined by 14 male Senate Democrats: Schumer, Durbin, and Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Jeff Merkley of Oregon, Tom Carper of Delaware, Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, Gary Peters of Michigan, Tom Udall of New Mexico and Ron Wyden of Oregon. In addition, Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Angus King of Maine both independents who caucus with Senate Democrats have called on Franken to step down. Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, also called on Franken to resign.
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I don't care what they think they know. Senator Franken has the right to due process.
58Sunliner
Dec 2017
#23
guilty til proven innocent, no right to face accusers, no due process. totally republican morals nt
msongs
Dec 2017
#5
It's crazy. I just want him to have due process. We need our laws and processes to work for us.
58Sunliner
Dec 2017
#27
Every man who voted for Franken to resign should ask himself if I'm accusing this man of
blueinredohio
Dec 2017
#18
They arent calling for twitler you step down over even more egregious behavior
kimbutgar
Dec 2017
#26