Did Al Franken do anything illegal?

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76. And that's what's going on.

Here's the take from Richard Bey's Facebook feed - bolding is mine.

Why I find the Tweeden-Franken scandal fishy:

1. Tweeden was not groped. Period.
2. Whether he forcefully kissed her during a rehearsal for a raunchy sketch SHE HAD AGREED TO with a kiss SHE HAD AGREED TO is a point of contention. She agreed to the kiss in the skit but secretly was going to do something different during the performance. I've acted in 100's of plays and skits, what do you think would happen if I suddenly changed my mind about an integral point of business during the performance?
3. There is a reason you don't see Roy Moore's accusers on every news show. They have nothing to gain from exposure. There is a reason why Tweeden seems to be omnipresent everywhere in the media.
4. In her statement she refers to her father a Vietnam Veteran and her husband a NG pilot. What does that have to do with the incident? Its an appeal to establish credibility with her base...as so many hide behind the military to establish credibility.
5. Referring to her as news anchor, ignoring the fact that she was clearly working for an aggressive partisan group also only tells a small part of who she is. Leaving out how she marketed herself as a sexual object for a decade and during this time is as disingenuous as leaving out how Franken used to make his living.
6. Sure, she was inspired by Representative Spier, a Democrat and strong advocate for women's rights. Yeah, right. We will expect Tweeden's endorsement for her in 2018 against a Republican.
7. As seen in the Stern tape, Tweeden enjoyed being part of juvenile, raunchy humor, talking about feeling up her breasts and laughingly showing off her 'butt crack' when asked. But that was not a violation. Right.
8. Will Tweeden be apologizing for contributing to and profiting from the sexual objectification of all women for a decade?
9. It appears that every raunchy or dark joke Franken ever spoke, from college to SNL, in a lifetime as a comedian, is now ready for publication. The oppo research was ready for a dump.
8. The only other accuser is ANOTHER right-wing radio host. The headlines call it 'harassment'...implying that it was sexual harassment, but it has to do with politics and nothing sexual.

Questions:
1. The skit was performed AFTER the rehearsal obviously. And assumedly many, many times since they were on tour. What happened when the kiss came up during those ensuing performances?
2. Tweeden said many people told her at the time to keep quiet because Franken (a radio host at Air America) was such a show business force he could destroy her career. Who were these people? Can we expect to hear from them and have them named?
3. Who took this picture? What were the circumstances? Who else was there?
4. If it was truly seen as a sexual assault why was she given a copy of it?
5. Who alerted Roger Stone the night before that this was coming?
6. It appears Tweeden was a support of birtherism in relationship to President Obama? Will she also speak out for the 16 women who accuse Trump of actual sexual assault, actually touching them inappropriately? If not, why not?
7. If this is a question of character and not a one off puerility...where are the other accusers? In EVERY case, from Louis CK to Harvey Weinstein to Trump to Moore to Spacey there are MANY accusers to build a case suggesting the nefarious sexual character of the men. A description of character involves PATTERNS of behavior. Where are they?

Feel free to add any that I have left out. Or refute it or disagree I've been warned by some friends to be silent...because this might not shine a good light on me. And most Democrats seem to have caved almost immediately but IMO, this whole thing smells very fishy.