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Is important. it is the challenge of the people here. they have a difficult decision to make. something that doesnt represent their moral or political value. everyone should be held to that high account. >> do you think franken should remain or resign? >> i think he should go through the ethics process and get everything out there and try to resign it through a normal process. >> two weeks ago, you called on roy moore to step aside as the candidate if the allegations were true. right now do you ...

She seemed to imply that because somebody has political cultural icon status that you take these allegations with a grain of salt. you cant say that out of one side of your mouth and then out of the other side call for sanctions or censure of the president or -- to expel roy moore to the senate if, indeed, he ends up getting elected. there was hypocrisy that her and her team realized immediately and thats why they moved so swiftly to correct it. its not about individual senators like franken, it...

The senate ethics process is incredibly opaque. its so secretive that the committee does not disclose when or where they meet. these are not the kind of things that lead to sort of this big public exkulpaer to process. one question i would want to ask senator franken when he comes out here is whether hes willing to commit to making the findings of the senate ethics committee public, no matter what they find. in his case specifically, remember, you had this -- this all started with a very public ...

Ive let the people of minnesota down. >> youve heard the range of misdeeds, he is not up for reelection until 2020 so if he survive this is ethics process, he does have time if political terms to rebuild that credibility with his own voters and as for this ethics investigation, the senate ethics committee does almost all of its work in secret. they dont even announce when they meet so this process is favorable to someone like senator franken who will be facing these allegations but i wish i coul...

Heres a little of what she had to say. >> we are strengthened by due process. just because someone has accused, and was it one accusation? is it two? there has to be -- john conyers san icon in our country. hes done a great deal to protect women. >> reporter: now, pelosi did release a statement shortly after that interview and struck a different tone. she said there is zero tolerance and zero tolerance means consequences. i spoke to senior democratic aide. the reaction shes gotten from members o...

Franken combines both the political power of being in office plus the fame of having been a celebrity, just like donald trump, and thats why he gets away with things that nobody should get away with. and a voter back home says nobody i know would get away with being a serial groper while being a married man. so, they see this insulated protected, powerful class. thats going to be an image he has to overcome. this is part of the reason a lot of democrats are trying to say, oh, a guy like franken,...

Information that we were able to provide to the voters of that district. so i think there is a way for the ethics process to work. it needs to be expedited and as i said we need to get moving on it quickly. it needs to provide due process and transparency so that the voters know what the situation is. >> i have to ask you about an issue that impacts the state of ohio. it involves an ohioan. the protection board going to -- it used to be run by kourd -- corddry and i believe hes likely to run for...

Michigan used public funds, essentially to shut this woman up, avoid going through the ethics process, avoid any kind of public disclosure about her complaint, then i think the detroit free press is right in saying this is a basic violation of the public trust and he should resign. i dont think weve reached quite to that point of asserting that you now conyers office is saying other offices have used the same procedure. i dont know that im interested to find out if this is common. even if it is ...

This weekend, or tomorrow, for thanksgiving. i know people are worried about talking politics with loved ones but i think they should. hugh hewitt, appreciate your time, my friend. >> thanks, katy. and joined now by former democratic congresswoman from maryland donna edwards, currently a candidate for prince georges county executive in maryland. donna, thank you so much for coming on and talking with us. you served with congressman conyers and hes been accused of sexual harassment. do you thin...

Should resign? >> i agree with the casualty for the ethics committee about you i do think we cant put all of these things in the same basket. i said that before. but you know the fact is we were talking about in a when there was one accuser and now there is a second accuser of al franken. and i think the pattern we have seen in all of these instances is there is never just one. if we are going to use an ethics process, whether its in the house or senate, it has to be a much more bifurcated proce...