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Input: In the latest twist in the sexual harassment controversies roiling Congress  Republicans have taken to defending  Democratic Sen. Al Franken .
Yes  thatâs right. While  Franken  announced Thursday  he  would resign in the âcoming weeksâ amid growing allegations of sexual misconduct  some Republicans are not so sure  he  should have to leave the Senate.
âWhat you saw today was a lynch mob â former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday on Laura Ingrahamâs Fox News show after at least 35 Democratic Senators called on  Franken  to step aside. âLetâs not have due process. Letâs not ask anybody any questions. Letâs not have any chance to have a hearing. Letâs just lynch him  because when we get done lynching him  weâll be so pure.â
Eight women have accused  Franken  of sexually harassing them  with the most recent being a woman who told Politico this week that  Franken  tried to forcibly kiss her in 2006.
But Gingrich is not alone in claiming the Democrats are not acting entirely out of sincere moral concern. When interviewing Gingrich on Wednesday  Ingraham also said she believes the Democrats are using  Franken âs situation to claim the moral high ground so they can try to take down Republicans accused of sexual misconduct like President Donald Trump and Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.
They have used a variety of tactics to dismiss the claims against him  but many of them come down to Republicans saying they do not have proof he did anything wrong. That seems to be the argument GOPers are using again to defend  Franken .
And the Washington Examinerâs Byron York also raised concerns about  Franken  not receiving due process.
Output:
Some Republicans Are Defending Al Franken