So Franken was probably set up. Same could be true for Moore

[moriah]

39. Franken has handled this with transparency.

Tweeden herself said in the Tapper interview that she believed he sincerely meant what he said in his public statement.

That the fact he found it "funny" to take such a "gag photo" wasn't necessarily indicating he was The Worst Human Being On The Planet, but an indication of the culture we live in. One that still thinks a woman who chooses to show her body on occasion (and the many many many other women assaulted who are dressed as modestly as Quiverfullers) doesn't have a right to choices, boundaries, or deserve to be treated with respect.

I noticed in that interview she was full on attack mode then Tapper read the statement and that's when she changed her tune. And said that she wasn't asking for any investigation despite Al asking for one. He fed her a reason for her sudden change of tune, that she just wanted an apology.

But it's not entirely impossible either, especially if she knew what happened was not high up there compared to chasing underage girls, or having a direct supervisor/hiring manager do something.

I'm still not ruling out that she's completely full of shit about the backstage bullshit given she didn't even say anything like "He sure must record memory differently, I guess, but..." before accepting his apology.

But Franken called not only her bluff, but the entire bluff this was about (other than the tax bill vote) -- he's willing to testify and be investigated. Will the Senate now hear Beverly Young Nelson's testimony?