David Axelrod: Al Franken was ‘sacrificed’ by Senate Democrats

Published January 3, 2018 4:38pm ET



Former Obama adviser David Axelrod thinks Senate Democrats threw former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., under the bus to better their party’s chances of winning against Republican candidate Roy Moore in Alabama’s special election last month.

Axelrod, in a tweet Wednesday, said Franken deserved a Senate Ethics Committee hearing on the allegations of sexual misconduct against him, even if it still led to Franken’s resignation.

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