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Be tolerated. i hope the ethics committee will investigate this as they should of any allegation of sexual harassment. franken said he will cooperate with the ethics probe. politico says some democrats and republicans are privately whispering that franken may have to resign because that photograph is so damning, martha. >> heres david wall, an attorney an commentator. juan williamsco host of "the five." good to have you here. roy moore did step out today. last time you were here, david, you defe...

Roy moore stands with supporters. >> i will stop standing when they lay me in a box and put me in the ground. >> reporter: al franken apologizes and welcomes an ethics probe after a california woman who accompanied him on a uso tour before he was in politics claims he tried kissing her in 2006. and a policy review on the senator. >> i remember that differently, but whats important is the impact it had on you and for that i apologize. i have tremendous work for you at the uso and im ashamed my ac...

>> makers and takers. >> another sexual assault scandal rocking capitol hill. >> calls for an ethics probe as senator our franken has been accused of sexual misconduct. griff jenkins live in washington dc with details. >> reporter: they may not agree on taxes but they agree on one thing, sexual assault on one of their own is unacceptable. bipartisan calls for an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against al franken, the shocking photo of him fondling her breasts while she slept, sh...

That stick to people whether or not some of these cases may not be provable. >> i think the big difference here is between hollywood and elected officials, martha. what you see is in hollywood, harvey weinstein, kevin spacey, you can decide not to go to the movies or whatever. but elected officials, we assume theyre looking out for our best interests. we have to make a judgment about someone like roy moore or al franken. >> what about al franken, juan? what will happen to him? >> what happens no...

Leann, to everyone else part of that tour and everyone who worked for me and i represent and who counts on me to be an ally, supporter and champion of women. the news led to condemnation from capitol hill leaders on both sides of the aisle. republican majority leader mitch mcconnell called for a full ethics investigation but stopped short of saying he should resign. democratic minority leader chuck schumer echoed mcconnells call for the investigation and called the incident troubles. franken, wh...

How they prioritize this as an issue. from what i can tell early on it was a bit of a scramble at the beginning but does appear that the vast majority of the lawmakers are forcefully condemning franken for doing this, and calling for an ethics probe. i imagine that if more is uncovered you will see people call from his resignation. >> just a reminder were waiting for moore to take the podium at the news sfrens. that was b role of senator franken. he wasnt just coming out to talk to reporters rig...

From the republican on the ballot. >> gillian: but imagine he gets elected and the senate unseat sam. isnt that worse? >> juan: no, actually mitch mcconnell has been talking about president -- talking to president trump about this idea. he is elected and you have an ethics probe and you have a -- the governor appoints a republican and guess who the republican might be? >> greg: a member of the group alabama. >> juan: jeff sessions. he was the lead singer. [laughter] >> gillian: the first sitting...

Say yes now that youll support her, youre screwed. you say no, youre screwed just in a different way." . speaking out to the first time why she let her i-t guy stay on the house payroll six months after other democrats fired him. >> i believe i did the right thing, and i would do it again. because as i said at the beginning of this conversation there are times where you cant be afraid to stand alone and you have to stand up for whats right. >> read the full story at sun sentinel dot com/dws. its...

Your gut reaction, your first thoughts when you learned that director comey had so abruptly been fired. >> well, like everybody else, it was surprise. >> so, i trust that your gust was surprised, but what were the conversations you had with your fellow colleagues, those that you served with, at the fbi about what was such an extraordinary moment, only the second time in 109-year history of the fbi that a director had been removed from office? the last time when there was, in effect, an ethics pr...

Pretty good person. well thought of and highly regarded. i look at the qualifications. i am not playing the politics. im not against anybody or anybody in any position recommended because they are republicans. if they are qualified and good and they go through the background check, they need their financial disclosure and their ethics probe. weve got to look at someone very qualified. its going to put a higher light and a higher bar if you will on this appointment. >> bret: you come from west vi...