US Senator, Al Franken, announces resignation over sexual misconduct allegations

US Senator Al Franken has announced his resignation becoming the highest ranking US politician to step down amidst growing allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men.

Speaking today Franken said “all women deserve to be heard and their experiences taken seriously” but said his response to the sexual misconduct allegations against him “gave some people the false impression that I was admitting doing things that I hadn’t done. Some of the allegations against me are simply not true. Others I remember differently.”