FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2017 Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., attends a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Franken announced earlier this month that he would leave "in the coming weeks" amid several sexual misconduct allegations. Sen. Franken plans to officially resign from his U.S. Senate seat on Jan. 2. The announcement Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, from a Franken spokesman should put to rest questions surrounding the timing of the Minnesota Democrat's departure and concern that he might reverse his planned resignation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File) (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
