A group of 14 women who worked for Sen. Al Franken in Washington and Minnesota issued a statement Friday to the press stating that Franken hadn't mistreated any of them.
"Many of us spent years working for Senator Franken in Minnesota and Washington," their statement read. "In our time working for the senator, he treated us with the utmost respect. He valued our work and our opinions and was a champion for women both in the legislation he supported and in promoting women to leadership roles in our office."
14 former Franken female staffers say the senator treated them 'with the utmost respect'
November 19, 2017 at 4:20PM
Los Angeles radio news anchor Leeann Tweeden alleged Thursday that the former comedian forcibly kissed her while rehearsing for a 2006 USO tour performance and later was photographed reaching out to grope Tweeden as she slept during a flight.
Franken apologized to Tweeden but said he remembers the rehearsal differently.
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