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Jane Mayer: Franken "resigned only three weeks after Leeann Tweeden, a conservative talk-radio host, accused him of having forced an unwanted kiss on her during a 2006 U.S.O. tour."

Umm, there was also this:
Yes, I know the picture is discussed in the story, but that picture put the claims against Franken in an entirely different category from, for example, the claims against Kavanaugh, which Mayer aggressively advanced with an extraordinarily dubious story of her own.
I mean, seriously? Look at the text below -- "six days of carefully assessing her memories and consulting with her attorney." They couldn't even confirm through other witnesses that Kavanaugh was AT THE PARTY. I couldn't believe the allegation was printed at the time.
Here was the New York Times follow-up. Not one witness corroborated the account. Ramirez herself expressed doubts. I'm still amazed the story was published.
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He was 16?? Can we not fire people as adults for the things they say when they’re 16 please? The tweets were terrible. Indefensible. But he was a kid. And this is a mature, grown-up statement.
We’re defined by our worst moments now, even as children. No one can grow. No one can mature. No one can change. And grace is weakness.
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At this point it seems abundantly clear that Mueller did not bring any further charges regarding Russian interference because there was insufficient evidence of such crimes.

It's just as clear that he didn't bring obstruction charges because of the OLC opinion only.
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A quick point about the new nationalism . . .

One would think that a movement focused on “social cohesion” and that rejects economic conservatism, a movement that seeks to restore virtuous community values and a sense of common citizenship would . . . /1
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