2 more women say Sen. Al Franken touched them inappropriately

Sen. Al Franken.
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Two more women have accused Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) of groping their butts, HuffPost reported Wednesday.

The new allegations come days after radio host and model Leeann Tweeden said Franken kissed and groped her during a 2006 USO tour, and another woman, Lindsay Menz, said Franken squeezed her buttocks while they posed for a photo at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010.

The two new accusers spoke on the condition of anonymity, and said they did not know about each other's stories. Franken told HuffPost: "It's difficult to respond to anonymous accusers, and I don't remember those campaign events."

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Harold Maass

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at TheWeek.com. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 launch of the U.S. print edition. Harold has worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, Fox News, and ABC News. For several years, he wrote a daily round-up of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.