Months after he resigned his U.S. Senate seat over allegations of groping and sexual harassment, former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., says he hasn’t ruled out another run for public office.
“Well, see, if I say anything there, you’ll put it in the story,” Franken told WCCO on Monday when asked if he’d run again. “I don’t know. I don’t know. I haven’t ruled it out. I haven’t ruled it in.”
Franken resigned in January after numerous women accused him of unwanted groping and kissing. Franken denied the allegations but his Democratic colleagues pushed him to resign.
Franken said he misses being a senator.
“I miss the whole job,” he said. “I loved that job, I loved the job as senator.”
Franken’s wife, Franni, admitted his unexpected resignation from the Senate “has been a challenge.”
“We do get to spend more time together, and I think there are times when both of us would like to spend less time together,” she said, laughing.
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