Al Franken To Officially Leave US Senate On Jan. 2

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sen. Al Franken plans to officially leave the U.S. Senate on Jan. 2.
Minnesota Senator Al Franken (credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
The announcement Wednesday from a Franken spokesman should put to rest questions surrounding the timing of the Minnesota Democrat’s departure and concern that he might reverse his planned resignation.
Franken announced earlier this month that he would leave “in the coming weeks” amid several sexual misconduct alleg