BREAKING: U.S. Senator Al Franken announces that he is resigning from the Senate. Franken adds, “I, of all people, am aware that there is some irony in the fact that I am leaving, while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office, and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the Senate with the full support of his party.” http://cnn.it/2AEZS0E | CNN

Dem election lawyer Marc Elias & Mother Jones election rights writer Ari Berman scare you this week on The Al Franken Podcast. Here Berman on McConnell’s role: Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on: Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/TheAlFrankenPodcast-iTunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/TheAlFrankenPodcast-Spotify Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/TheAlFrankenPodcast-Google Amazon Music: http://bit.ly/TheAlFrankenPodcast-Amazon | Former U.S. Senator Al Franken