Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Not Regretting Al Franken

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🗓️ 20 August 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Al Franken resigned from the Senate more than 18 months ago over allegations of sexual harassment. New reporting about those allegations has revived the debate over whether the Democratic Party — particularly senators currently seeking the presidency — moved too fast in calling for him to step down. In an interview, one of those senators, Kirsten Gillibrand, says absolutely not. Guest: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat and 2020 presidential candidate. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: Ms. Gillibrand’s stance on Mr. Franken’s departure has come up persistently during her struggling presidential campaign.Our colleague Lisa Lerer interviewed Ms. Gillibrand for the On Politics newsletter.

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0:26.0	From The New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro.
0:39.0	This is the Daily.
0:42.0	Today.
0:43.0	A growing firestorm on Capitol Hill after Democratic Senator Al Franken is accused of
0:47.1	forcibly kissing and groping a woman more than a decade ago.
0:51.2	Conservative talk show host Leanne Tweedon accused Franken of sexually inappropriate conduct
0:55.8	when they work together on a USO tour.
0:58.1	Another woman is coming forward to make groping accusations against Minnesota Senator
1:01.9	Democrat Al Franken.
1:03.5	Another woman has come forward to accuse Franken of sexual misconduct.
1:11.2	This just came in that Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator from New York.
1:15.3	She is now calling on Senator Al Franken to resign.
1:18.2	This is marking the first time a senator has called on the Minnesota Democrat to leave
1:22.6	offices.
1:23.6	First, it was Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and then Claire McCaskill, Maisie Herono, Maggie
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