"I'm someone who, you know, hugs people," Franken said during an interview with Minnesota Public Radio.
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"I've learned from these stories that in some of these encounters I have crossed the line for some women."
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Sen. Al Franken
Alan (Al) Stuart FrankenWinners and losers from first fundraising quarter Election analyst says Gillibrand doesn't have 'horsepower to go the full distance' Gillibrand campaign links low fundraising to Al Franken backlash: memo MORE (D-Minn.) said he knows he "crossed the line" for some women after multiple sexual misconduct allegations have been made against him.
Franken also said during the interview he is planning to go forward and takes responsibility for his actions.
"I'm going to be held accountable, and I'm going to try to be productive in the way I speak about this," he said.
