I'm not happy that Gillibrand was an aye.

[JohnSJ]

29. I beg to differ. She was the first senator to publicly call for Franken to step down.

"After Gillibrand became the first senator to publicly call for Franken to step down, setting off a wave of over two dozen other Democratic senators to also call for his resignation, many elite donors who had once supported her hesitated. Some said they viewed Gillibrand’s actions as opportunistic and self-serving, especially as the presidential election neared."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/ghost-al-franken-mystery-gillibrand-campaign-s-failure-launch-n1023366


"WASHINGTON (AP) — Kirsten Gillibrand was the first Democratic senator to call for her colleague Al Franken’s resignation in 2017 as he faced allegations of sexual misconduct, building a profile as a leading advocate for women that became the centerpiece of her 2020 presidential bid.

But the New York senator is taking a different approach when it comes to sexual harassment allegations hitting closer to home, those against her state’s Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo."

https://apnews.com/article/kirsten-gillibrand-andrew-cuomo-al-franken-resignation-a3735f0f78ed6a8949b34cbc82239023

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gillibrand-says-she-continues-to-have-no-regrets-about-leading-the-call-for-frankens-resignation/2019/07/23/2625385e-ad3f-11e9-bc5c-e73b603e7f38_story.html