UPDATE: Franken resigns from Senate

Here's the latest.

Another woman says Franken tried to forcibly kiss her

A former Democratic congressional aide said Al Franken tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006, three years before he became a U.S. senator.

The aide, whose name POLITICO is withholding to protect her identity, said Franken (D-Minn.) pursued her after her boss had left the studio. She said she was gathering her belongings to follow her boss out of the room. When she turned around, Franken was in her face.

The former staffer ducked to avoid Franken’s lips. As she hastily left the room, she said, Franken told her: “It’s my right as an entertainer.”

 

That last line is a doozy.

 

It sure is.

I do have some issue with this practice lately of letting anonymous women levy public accusations, though. But that's a tangent for another time.

 

And Trump is still president.

 

WHAT ABOUT TRUMP??!!

 

I find it hard to believe Franken said that "It's my right ..." bit. That's of a piece with the quotes in the Rolling Stone campus rape piece. Seems too "good" to be true.

 

Simply a variation of, "and they just let you."

 

No, not simply a variation. Context is key. Trump was shooting the shit/bragging when he said his. Stipulating Franken said his, he was saying this to justify his behavior to his intended victim.

 

My best guess is that he misread the situation and was making a self-deprecating joke to break the tension.

 

Sure, bragging about the times he had done it.

 

Trump was talking about how easy it was to get sex when you're famous.

 

We need a running thread.