THE SENATE ETHICS COMMITTEE IS A TERRIBLE PLACE FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT INVESTIGATIONS

Commentary by Josh Israel

Just a few hours after broadcaster Leeann Tweeden accused Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) on Thursday of kissing and groping her without her consent on a 2006 USO tour, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) signaled to his colleagues how the matter should be dealt with: He farmed out the question to the Senate’s Select Committee on Ethics.

(Posted Saturday, November 18, 2017 )   <Read it>

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