On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) stated that she may call for the resignation of Senator Al Franken (D-MN) at some time, but she isn’t doing so yet.
Speier said, “I think an Ethics Committee investigation is appropriate. For sexual harassment in the workplace, it either has to be severe or persistent, and I think that this is not a workplace phenomenon necessarily, but it could very well be unwanted touching that would be, in this –, sexual assault. I think that we’ve got to treat these cases seriously. I think that we have to recognize that we’re going to have — be in the uncomfortable position of sometimes, you know, calling out persons that we admire and that we’ve worked with and that we have great respect for, but if we’re going to really address this issue, we’re going to have to address it for everybody, and everyone’s going to have to be treated the same.”
She added, “I may be calling for his resignation at some point. … I’m not there yet. But, oftentimes, when there’s one incident, there’s many incidents. So far, there’s two. is two pervasive? That’s a question to be assessed. again, not in a workplace setting, but I do believe that the conduct of elected officials needs to be above reproach.”
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