Senator Warren: Al Franken’s Behavior ‘Unacceptable and Deeply Disappointing’

Massachusetts's senior U.S. senator, Elizabeth Warren, released a statement Thursday afternoon condemning the 2006 actions of Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken, her progressive colleague, the latest prominent politician to find himself ensnared in sexual assault and harassment allegations.  Warren released her statement hours after one of her GOP challengers in 2018, state Representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman), released a statement of his own criticizing the Cambridge Democrat's then-silence.

Massachusetts's senior U.S. senator, Elizabeth Warren, released a statement Thursday afternoon condemning the 2006 actions of Minnesota U.S. Senator Al Franken, her progressive colleague, the latest prominent politician to find himself ensnared in sexual assault and harassment allegations.  Warren released her statement hours after one of her GOP challengers in 2018, state Representative Geoff Diehl (R-Whitman), released a statement of his own criticizing the Cambridge Democrat's then-silence.…