How the left used Al Franken to bash President Trump after initially downplaying Senator’s harassment
Media Bias,White House,Donald Trump,Al Franken,Sexual Harassment
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U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota was exposed on Thursday as a sexual predator, but it took some on the left a while to figure it out - and when they finally did, it served as an excuse to bring up alleged misconduct by President Trump.
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