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In reply to the discussion: Al Franken was pushed out of Senate by Chuck Schumer in secret bedside ultimatum [View all]hlthe2b
(102,216 posts)7. Oh, no, Gillibrand didn't act to force him out at all... not at all. BS--see below:
As reported by NYMagazine's Jane Mayer this morning in her indepth expose':
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken
Minutes after Politico posted the story, Senator Gillibrands chief of staff called Frankens to say that Gillibrand was going to demand his resignation. Franken was stung by Gillibrands failure to call him personally. They had been friends and squash partners. In a later call, Gillibrands chief of staff offered to have Gillibrand speak with Franken, but by that time Franken was frantically conferring with his staff and his family. Frankens office proposed that Frankens daughter speak with Gillibrand instead, but Gillibrand declined.
Gillibrand then went on Facebook and posted her demand that Franken resign: Enough is enough. The women who have come forward are brave and I believe them. While its true that his behavior is not the same as the criminal conduct alleged against Roy Moore, or Harvey Weinstein, or President Trump, it is still unquestionably wrong, and should not be tolerated.
Minutes later, at a previously scheduled press conference, Gillibrand added insult to injury: she reiterated her call for Franken to resign while also trumpeting her sponsorship of a new bill that banned mandatory arbitration of sexual-harassment claims. She didnt mention that Franken had originated the legislationand had given it to Gillibrand to sponsor, out of concern that it might be imperilled by his scandal.
AND from your own NYDAILY News article from the OP:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) was the first Democratic senator to call for Frankens head after the #MeToo allegations first surfaced against him. The allegations quickly snowballed and several female senators told Schumer they wanted action against Franken.
Schumer may well have delivered the final blow, but not until Gillbrand got everyone enlisted in the lynch mob action. I will NEVER forgive her for that nor forget
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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