Gillibrand is subject of debate over Franken, Clinton
By Amie Parnes - 12/10/17 07:00 AM EST Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has put herself in the spotlight by calling on Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) to step down and saying President Bill Clinton should have resigned during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Taking on major figures in her own party has bolstered the New York Democrat’s standing as a voice for change in the nation’s reckoning over sexual harassment and misconduct, which is reshaping society.
But it has also won her criticism.
Supporters of Clinton blasted Gillibrand as disloyal for her statements about Clinton, with some noting how the Clintons supported her over the years.
Those sympathetic to Franken suggested it was craven for her to be the first out with a statement Wednesday calling for him to resign, and suggested she was both seeking attention and building her brand on a fallen progressive hero.
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