Although Franken had asked to be allowed to appear before the Senate Ethics Committee to give his side of the story, on December 6 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told him he had to announce his resignation by five o’clock or he could be censured and stripped of committee assignments.
That was very much a forced resignation. It was effectively quit or be fired.
Im still mad about that. And what does Chuck Schumer have to say about Senator Menendez, huh? Nah, its okay that he accepted bribes and worked for foreign interests, at least he didnt take a dumb photo.
There was a lot of societal pressure at the time because of #metoo. Not saying what Schumer did was right, but it does explain a bit why he did what he did.
That was very much a forced resignation. It was effectively quit or be fired.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Franken
Im still mad about that. And what does Chuck Schumer have to say about Senator Menendez, huh? Nah, its okay that he accepted bribes and worked for foreign interests, at least he didnt take a dumb photo.
There was a lot of societal pressure at the time because of #metoo. Not saying what Schumer did was right, but it does explain a bit why he did what he did.