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Showing Original Post only (View all)Al Franken was pushed out of Senate by Chuck Schumer in secret bedside ultimatum [View all]
New York Daily NewsAl Franken was forced to resign from the Senate by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer who reportedly delivered a bedside quit now ultimatum to the ex-Saturday Night Live funny man in a secret meeting as sex harassment allegations mushroomed.
Franken says Schumer refused to allow him to present his side of a damning photo that showed him fondling a female comedians breasts and gave him just a few hours to resign, The New Yorker reported Monday.
Intead, Schumer, sitting on the side of his bed, warned Franken that he would rally Democratic senators against him after summoning the Minnesota senator to his Washington D.C. apartment on Dec. 1, 2016.
I couldnt believe it, Franken said, according to the magazine. I asked him for due process and he said no.
Franken says Schumer refused to allow him to present his side of a damning photo that showed him fondling a female comedians breasts and gave him just a few hours to resign, The New Yorker reported Monday.
Intead, Schumer, sitting on the side of his bed, warned Franken that he would rally Democratic senators against him after summoning the Minnesota senator to his Washington D.C. apartment on Dec. 1, 2016.
I couldnt believe it, Franken said, according to the magazine. I asked him for due process and he said no.
I could have sworn I was told that Gillibrand masterminded the whole plot and everyone else was just a weak-willed lackey.
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Al Franken was pushed out of Senate by Chuck Schumer in secret bedside ultimatum [View all]
brooklynite
Jul 2019
OP
He did NOT fondle her breasts. His hands never touched her. It was a jokey pretense. nt
tblue37
Jul 2019
#1
The author made that false statement --she wasn't quoting Schumer when she said it. nt
tblue37
Jul 2019
#64
It wasn't even clear if he was touching her -- his hand was between her and the camera, but ...
eppur_se_muova
Jul 2019
#9
Others on that flight said she wasn't asleep, but pretending to be for the photo.
Texin
Jul 2019
#54
Oh, no, Gillibrand didn't act to force him out at all... not at all. BS--see below:
hlthe2b
Jul 2019
#7
He was ACTING!!!...hamming it up for the camera. Very cowardly of Schumer. Easier to
Karadeniz
Jul 2019
#8
The Mayer article makes it clear that Gillibrand's abandonment of Franken preceded Schumer's
klook
Jul 2019
#38
Yeah, that's how I read it too. It seemed Schumer was only reacting to the maelstrom created...
drbtg1
Jul 2019
#88
YOU just accused Gillibrand of targeting Franken to eliminate a Presidential opponent...
brooklynite
Jul 2019
#33
The Right wants to eliminate our best and brightest, and in this case they succeeded.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2019
#50
I know he was a good man in a bad position. He should have had a fair hearing, but it's too late now
dustyscamp
Jul 2019
#66
The Daily News is not a "Right Wing Rag"...you're perhaps thinking of the New York Post?
brooklynite
Jul 2019
#79
Gillibrand decided to run for an office that gives everyone a chance to vote for her or not.
usaf-vet
Jul 2019
#60
It's always been my understanding that Schumer was the mastermind, while KG chose to assume the role
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2019
#44
The big democratic donors are well aware of what she did, which is why her fundraising from them has
mn9driver
Jul 2019
#57