A seventh woman has come forward with disturbing allegations about the behavior of Democratic Sen. Al Franken (Minn.), Politico reports. The woman, a former Democratic congressional aide who did not wish to be named, told Politico that Franken tried to kiss her without her consent during a taping of his radio show in 2006, before he was a senator.
"It was very quick and I think my brain had to work really hard to be like, 'Wait, what is happening?'" the woman told Politico. "But I knew whatever was happening was not right and I ducked. I was really startled by it and I just sort of booked it towards the door, and he said, 'It's my right as an entertainer.'"
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