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    Sen. Al Franken, accused of sexual harassment from 2006, apologizes and agrees to an ethics investigation

    by Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times Nov 16, 2017 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Sen. Al Franken apologized Thursday after a Los Angeles radio show anchor said that he had forcibly kissed her and later groped her on a 2006 USO tour, and amid a blizzard of criticism said that he would "gladly cooperate" with a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his actions.

    "I respect women. I don't respect men who don't," said Franken, a Minnesota Democrat who joined the Senate in 2009 after a career as a comedian. "And the fact that my

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