Stephen Colbert rips Al Franken: ‘There are no good people left’

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“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert tore into Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., on Thursday after a photo appears to show the then-comedian with his hands on radio host Leeann Tweeden’s breasts while she slept.

“Every day it seems like we find out about another high-profile sexual harasser, and today is no exception,” Colbert said. “Come on, Franken! I guess there are no good people left, so let’s just get it over with: Just tell us whatever you did, Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, Malala.”

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