Al Franken of sexual misconduct before his resignation in January.įranken was the first Congress member accused of sexual misconduct after the #MeToo movement picked up in 2017. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo) Al FrankenĮight women accused former Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., leaves the Democratic Senate Policy luncheon in the Capitol on December 12, 2017. The Pennsylvania Republican reportedly became hostile when he learned the aide, who is much younger, did not reciprocate his feelings and learned she was involved in a relationship with another man.įormer Sen. Pat Meehan from the panel as it investigates him for sexual harassment. “I did not want to leave with any question of violating the trust of taxpayers,” Meehan said in his resignation announcement. treasury to reimburse the severance payment made from his office account within a month of leaving the House. Meehan said he will repay the $39,000 to the U.S. Meehan resigned Friday effective immediately following months of criticism after a New York Times report revealed he used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint with a former aide. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo) Pat Meehan Pat Meehan, R-Pa., talks on his phone as he walks down the House steps following votes in the Capitol on Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Here’s a list of accused members so far: Rep. Other members remain in office or have already backed out. He cited sparing his staff from an Ethics investigation as the cause for the early exit. Meehan had previously announced he would not run for re-election. Pat Meehan announced his resignation from Congress Friday following reports that he used taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment complaint with a former aide.

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