Disgraced ex-politician, comedian Al Franken raising funds for Democrat Josh Riley

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resigned from office in 2017 after several women accused him of sexual misconduct — is trying to help an ex-top staffer get elected to Congress in New York.Franken is sending numerous fundraising pitches to boost Josh Riley — who served as Franken’s general counsel — in a likely rematch against first-term incumbent Republican Rep.

Marc Molinaro in the 19th congressional district that takes in the mid-Hudson Valley and Southern Tier.Democrats on fundraising lists have been hit with 16 e-letters from Franken since May via several groups backing Riley — including one missive Sunday.“Here’s why I support Josh — and why you should too!” Franken writes.“Josh knows policy issues backward and forward.

Together Josh and I did good stuff when he was my counsel on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee – good stuff like protecting victims of domestic violence,” boasting he and Riley tucked a provision in the Violence Against Women Act “that protected survivors of domestic violence from homelessness.” Franken urges supporters to split $10 — or whatever they can give — between Voter Protection Project and “my friend Josh Riley to help him win one of the most important races in the country in 2024.”Ahead of his Senate resignation, one of the women who accused Franken of wrongdoing was a former radio host and Playboy model Leeann Tweeden, who claimed he forced an unwanted kiss during rehearsal for a skit on a USO tour — and pretended to grab her breasts during a photo shoot while she slept.One of the women who accused Franken of wrongdoing was former radio host and Playboy model, Leeann Tweeden.