My bet is that is was prepared to resign, but people are trying to talk him out of it -- that's the reason for the delay.

....we as a society need to have a discussion about how women are treated and that many men, including himself often believe that certain things are acceptable or funny when in fact they are not and that he is learning and he holds himself accountable for having made those mistakes.

I do not believe that Al Franken is guilty of sexual harassment or assault. I believe that he like many other men have believed in the past (or still) that pretending you are groping a woman for a photo shoot is "funny" or former President GHW Bush think "David Cop-a-feel" joke and squeeze of the butt is funny. It isn't. Those things need to stop. But what Al Franken did is a far far cry from what Roy Moore did or Donald Trump. Roy Moore is a Predator and in my opinion, so is Donald Trump.

Two different things entirely.

"I know there are no magic words I can say to regain your trust".

The haters here — especially the haters here—can go pound sand.

...just some people unwilling to buy the "he's completely innocent; it's all a setup" claims, given his repeated apologies.
(just now: "I am ashamed; I feel embarassed&quot

Who ran with the Lindsay Menz story without verifying anything.