As the allegations mounted that December, Gillibrand was the first Democratic senator to call for Franken to step down. Minutes later, she was joined by other Democratic women in the Senate, and eventually by dozens of male Democratic senators. She has called for President Donald Trump’s resignation, citing the “numerous” and “credible” sexual harassment and assault allegations against him. She said the alleged perpetrator’s behavior “did not rise to sexual harassment, but we did find evidence of derogatory comments,” and he was punished. “The woman who came forward, she was believed.

Source: Huffington Post March 19, 2019 13:07 UTC