Franken scandal haunts Gillibrand's 2020 chances

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235. The irony in all this is twofold:

If the Democrats (generally) had stayed the course and had due process for Al Franken:

1) It would have been proven that the accusations were a hoax and lies*; and

2) Al Franken likely would have supported a Gillibrand candidacy.


* Personal opinion: I'm an attorney and I'm about to go to trial to prevent my client from having her license revoked by the state. A bedridden senior resident of a longterm care facility has about 10-12 accusations against her for physical, emotional, and mental abuse. She has two eye witnesses. And I'm going to prove each accusation was a lie. No, it isn't easy and I'm not being paid to do this. My point: Al Franken had the right to prove all that he was accused of was not true and he was pressured to forego that. We would have had an outstanding senator push back on the Republicans of both Houses and in the White House.