(CNN) Shortly after Leeann Tweeden went public with allegations that Al Franken had groped her during a USO tour through the Middle East in 2006, the Minnesota Democrat released a statement. "I certainly don't remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann," said Franken. "As to the photo, it was clearly intended to be funny but wasn't. The picture -- Tweeden appears to be asleep in the photo -- to which Franken refers is this one:No matter what your political affiliation, you have to see how inadequate Franken's first apology is. Guy Cecil, the former head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and now the boss of a leading Democratic super PAC, voiced his frustration with the inadequacy of Franken's apology on Twitter.

Source: CNN November 16, 2017 20:16 UTC