Kirsten Gillibrand, two words as to why you went nowhere

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67. Anyone read this New Yorker article re: Al Franken accusations, a closer look?

I just stumbled across this New Yorker article from July 2019 where they re-visit the whole Al Franken fiasco. It's a good read and lends credence to what I've always felt, the guy was railroaded. But this paragraph about Kristen Gillibrand really caught my attention and confirmed my opinion that her accusations were all about helping her politically:

"Minutes later, at a previously scheduled press conference, Gillibrand added insult to injury: she reiterated her call for Franken to resign while also trumpeting her sponsorship of a new bill that banned mandatory arbitration of sexual-harassment claims. She didn’t mention that Franken had originated the legislation—and had given it to Gillibrand to sponsor, out of concern that it might be imperilled by his scandal."

The full article is here: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/29/the-case-of-al-franken