Al Franken Resigns Amid
Sexual Harassment Allegations Al Franken resigned following claims that he sexually assaulted multiple women. Al Franken Last month, a woman came forward saying that the embattled Democratic senator pushed for an unwanted kiss and groped her while she was sleeping An overwhelming amount of Franken's former peers in the senate had asked for his resignation this week. Franken is the second senator to depart Capitol Hill this week after Rep. Jon Conyers (D-Michigan) resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
