A prominent liberal journalist whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Newsday accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday of groping her at a Media Matters party during President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009. Speaking on the Senate floor Thursday, Franken said he plans to resign in the coming weeks. He's repeatedly apologized as several women accused him of sexually inappropriate behavior, and as his support from fellow Democrats evaporated. Franken said he can't go through a Senate Ethics Committee investigation and effectively represent his state at the same time. Franken said some charges against him are untrue and that he remembers other differently than his accusers do.

Source: Fox News December 07, 2017 15:22 UTC