first he received a letter there was a letter that came out from about a dozen of his former staff who said it was one of the best work environments they ve ever had. i ve spoken to people who have both signed on to that letter and some who have not signed on to the letter as well and just today we got another letter from more than 60 local minnesotaens, some elected to state government and other community leaders who say they don t approve of what senator al franken has done but they say he s been great for women in the state and they re willing to look past this. richard? leigh ann caldwell, jeff bennett, thank you both. i d now like to bring in our panel. scott ditro is the npr political reporter. we have tamika mallory, president of mallory consulting and national co-chair of the women s march. we also have new york times columnist michelle goldberg. i ll start from this side and move my way across here. we have two stories and let s