Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., indicated Tuesday that she stands by her 2017 decision to call for the resignation of a high-profile colleague over sexual misconduct claims.
Gillibrand was on SiriusXM's "Signal Boost" and was asked by host Zerlina Maxwell if she would again call for the resignation of former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., or if she would request more information about the allegations before doing so.
"For my part, I chose to stand by eight women, including a congressional staffer. I would stand by those women again," she said. "I value women, so my position is really clear."
Franken was embroiled in a sexual misconduct scandal in 2017 when a model and radio host accused him of forcefully kissing her during a 2006 USO tour in the Middle East. A photo later surfaced of Franken appearing to either grope or pretend to grope the woman while she was sleeping during a flight back to the United States.
Franken, a former comedian, resigned from the Senate in January 2018.
Gillibrand and other female lawmakers spoke out against Franken and other men accused of sexual misconduct toward women, urging him to resign.
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