Melanie Morgan: Al Franken Stalked Me and Harassed Me

RUSH TRANSCRIPT I m ░░░░░░░░ now by Melanie Morgan ░░░░░░░░ is here to share ░░░░░░░░ claims about how Al ░░░░░░░░ stalked and harassed her ░░░░░░░░ a joint TV appearance ░░░░░░░░ we re also joined ░░░░░░░░ Brian Malone also of ░░░░░░░░ media equalizer duo who ░░░░░░░░ been investigating Franken s ░░░░░░░░ for us Good to ░░░░░░░░ both of you tonight ░░░░░░░░ I want to start ░░░░░░░░ you Are you really ░░░░░░░░ by this story by ░░░░░░░░ Tweeden tonight She is ░░░░░░░░ by the way likes ░░░░░░░░ respects Al Franken I ░░░░░░░░ add that But given ░░░░░░░░ own experience are you ░░░░░░░░ and then tell us ░░░░░░░░ your experience was Morgan ░░░░░░░░ m not surprised at ░░░░░░░░ Laura First of all ░░░░░░░░ would just like to ░░░░░░░░ that I m here ░░░░░░░░ you tonight without a ░░░░░░░░ wearing a red coat ░░░░░░░░ a box of Kleenex ░░░░░░░░ a bucket of tears ░░░░░░░░ m here because a ░░░░░░░░ story that I want ░░░░░░░░ share with you It ░░░░░░░░ a story of harassment ░░░░░░░░ intimidation that took place ░░░░░░░░ years ago in 2000 ░░░░░░░░ 19th of 2 000 ░░░░░░░░ when I was invited ░░░░░░░░ appear on the Bill ░░░░░░░░ show politically incorrect before ░░░░░░░░ moved over to HBO ░░░░░░░░ I was one of ░░░░░░░░ panelists one of the ░░░░░░░░ I was the token ░░░░░░░░ and Al Franken was ░░░░░░░░ liberal along with former ░░░░░░░░ governor of Colorado and ░░░░░░░░ Billie Baldwin I was ░░░░░░░░ in just kind of ░░░░░░░░ really a mundane argument ░░░░░░░░ policy numbers about you ░░░░░░░░ the budget numbers and ░░░░░░░░ some sort of point ░░░░░░░░ that But I will ░░░░░░░░ you what Al Franken ░░░░░░░░ right in my face ░░░░░░░░ he just kept coming ░░░░░░░░ over the top and ░░░░░░░░ would challenge him about ░░░░░░░░ numbers and he would ░░░░░░░░ back over the top ░░░░░░░░ the show was over ░░░░░░░░ Laura he trailed me ░░░░░░░░ me back really to ░░░░░░░░ green room where he ░░░░░░░░ in my face again ░░░░░░░░ very aggressively with me ░░░░░░░░ felt physically intimidated And ░░░░░░░░ he followed me out ░░░░░░░░ the studio I thought ░░░░░░░░ story would end there ░░░░░░░░ it did not Apparently ░░░░░░░░ got my phone number ░░░░░░░░ one of the show ░░░░░░░░ and he started calling ░░░░░░░░ at home and harassing ░░░░░░░░ trying to prove to ░░░░░░░░ how right he was ░░░░░░░░ on the third phone ░░░░░░░░ I told him if ░░░░░░░░ didn t back off ░░░░░░░░ I was going to ░░░░░░░░ the police and make ░░░░░░░░ police report about his ░░░░░░░░ I found it so ░░░░░░░░ and so disturbing and ░░░░░░░░ weird And it s ░░░░░░░░ experience that has informed ░░░░░░░░ about him all these ░░░░░░░░ I never could understand ░░░░░░░░ the people of Minnesota ░░░░░░░░ him as a United ░░░░░░░░ senator And yes I ░░░░░░░░ talk about it in ░░░░░░░░ on the road on ░░░░░░░░ talk show in San ░░░░░░░░ Lee Rogers and Melanie ░░░░░░░░ show after it happened ░░░░░░░░ didn t stay silent ░░░░░░░░ it It s funny ░░░░░░░░ people didn t really ░░░░░░░░ to care about that ░░░░░░░░ of behavior until just ░░░░░░░░ Laura Well Melanie I ░░░░░░░░ really glad you told ░░░░░░░░ story I have had ░░░░░░░░ run ins with Al ░░░░░░░░ over the years He ░░░░░░░░ so insignificant to me ░░░░░░░░ remember sputtering so angry ░░░░░░░░ me might have been ░░░░░░░░ politically incorrect as well ░░░░░░░░ is an underlying nastiness ░░░░░░░░ is a picture of ░░░░░░░░ myself Al Franken and ░░░░░░░░ alterman that is like ░░░░░░░░ the early 2 000s ░░░░░░░░ the New York Times ░░░░░░░░ I m on the ░░░░░░░░ Did I not want ░░░░░░░░ go near Al Franken ░░░░░░░░ we got into a ░░░░░░░░ argument so I stayed ░░░░░░░░ from him in that ░░░░░░░░ photo No thanks I ░░░░░░░░ t want it Brian ░░░░░░░░ want to go to ░░░░░░░░ because have you been ░░░░░░░░ and doing some investigative ░░░░░░░░ today looking back at ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ has done and yesterday ░░░░░░░░ is kind makes us ░░░░░░░░ all that surprised that ░░░░░░░░ is where we are ░░░░░░░░ Well really I don ░░░░░░░░ know where to begin ░░░░░░░░ have been writing about ░░░░░░░░ Franken for over a ░░░░░░░░ I was going back ░░░░░░░░ some of my old ░░░░░░░░ today and I couldn ░░░░░░░░ believe it that there ░░░░░░░░ so many warnings that ░░░░░░░░ Democrats really why they ░░░░░░░░ put him forward as ░░░░░░░░ candidate that they didn ░░░░░░░░ heed And really it ░░░░░░░░ amazing Because 10 years ░░░░░░░░ I wrote that they ░░░░░░░░ be sorry for bringing ░░░░░░░░ forward as a Senate ░░░░░░░░ It was weird to ░░░░░░░░ that today and see ░░░░░░░░ that come true because ░░░░░░░░ they built him up ░░░░░░░░ media built him up ░░░░░░░░ political class built him ░░░░░░░░ with fluffy coverage He ░░░░░░░░ had to worry about ░░░░░░░░ scrutinized in any way ░░░░░░░░ actual background is unbelievable ░░░░░░░░ fact so much of ░░░░░░░░ he has done leant ░░░░░░░░ been mentioned today I ░░░░░░░░ to bring up one ░░░░░░░░ particular He used to ░░░░░░░░ a column for playboy ░░░░░░░░ pornorama a lot of ░░░░░░░░ was in that column ░░░░░░░░ cannot talk about on ░░░░░░░░ News here tonight Trust ░░░░░░░░ on that What I ░░░░░░░░ say I will try ░░░░░░░░ make this a pg ░░░░░░░░ or whatever He talked ░░░░░░░░ his own 12 year ░░░░░░░░ son doing a report ░░░░░░░░ school on bestiality and ░░░░░░░░ he downloaded visual AIDS ░░░░░░░░ his computer to show ░░░░░░░░ the class and how ░░░░░░░░ his students were by ░░░░░░░░ that s an example ░░░░░░░░ what was in that ░░░░░░░░ Then he made a ░░░░░░░░ disgusting obscene column mention ░░░░░░░░ some of his fantasies ░░░░░░░░ he had about what ░░░░░░░░ wanted women to do ░░░░░░░░ will not go any ░░░░░░░░ into it than that ░░░░░░░░ s damning right there ░░░░░░░░ Brian you are pointing ░░░░░░░░ the depravity of the ░░░░░░░░ We have talked about ░░░░░░░░ B It with louie ░░░░░░░░ and the most disgusting ░░░░░░░░ that he conjures up ░░░░░░░░ his mind and passes ░░░░░░░░ off as humor which ░░░░░░░░ a man of who ░░░░░░░░ man is it doesn ░░░░░░░░ surprise me with Franken ░░░░░░░░ This is what K ░░░░░░░░ Hunt of MSNBC said ░░░░░░░░ when they were discussing ░░░░░░░░ issue Let s listen ░░░░░░░░ took a picture which ░░░░░░░░ office now says was ░░░░░░░░ joke that showed him ░░░░░░░░ not actually groping but ░░░░░░░░ groping her She also ░░░░░░░░ a picture that was ░░░░░░░░ to her of her ░░░░░░░░ with senator Franken mock ░░░░░░░░ her Laura Mock groping ░░░░░░░░ Melanie it s mock ░░░░░░░░ her I m sure ░░░░░░░░ that were a conservative ░░░░░░░░ from let s say ░░░░░░░░ had a photo mock ░░░░░░░░ someone that s how ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC kids would describe ░░░░░░░░ correct Absolutely Laura You ░░░░░░░░ people have been talking ░░░░░░░░ this comparison between Roy ░░░░░░░░ and Al Franken today ░░░░░░░░ everybody is weighing in ░░░░░░░░ it Here s what ░░░░░░░░ have to say Roy ░░░░░░░░ is a candidate for ░░░░░░░░ United States Senate And ░░░░░░░░ Franken is a seated ░░░░░░░░ States senator I never ░░░░░░░░ I stead this before ░░░░░░░░ didn t understand why ░░░░░░░░ would elect him It ░░░░░░░░ a fair election But ░░░░░░░░ here s the consequence ░░░░░░░░ these years later We ░░░░░░░░ who he was We ░░░░░░░░ then And now people ░░░░░░░░ getting to see the ░░░░░░░░ of the country is ░░░░░░░░ to see who he ░░░░░░░░ as well Laura I ░░░░░░░░ we have Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ tweeted about this I ░░░░░░░░ trying to pull it ░░░░░░░░ on my phone We ░░░░░░░░ put up the full ░░░░░░░░ so we can read ░░░░░░░░ The Al Frankenstein picture ░░░░░░░░ really bad Speaks a ░░░░░░░░ words Where did his ░░░░░░░░ go in pictures 2 ░░░░░░░░ 4 5 and 6 ░░░░░░░░ she sleeps So that ░░░░░░░░ the president always giving ░░░░░░░░ humorous commentary there this ░░░░░░░░ something he said in ░░░░░░░░ Again we want to ░░░░░░░░ for the fox viewers ░░░░░░░░ picture of the whole ░░░░░░░░ over a course of ░░░░░░░░ Not just in this ░░░░░░░░ incident This is what ░░░░░░░░ said The New York ░░░░░░░░ article And he said ░░░░░░░░ I give the pills ░░░░░░░░ Leslie stall then when ░░░░░░░░ is passed out I ░░░░░░░░ her to the closet ░░░░░░░░ rape her or that ░░░░░░░░ why you never see ░░░░░░░░ until February When she ░░░░░░░░ out I put her ░░░░░░░░ various positions and take ░░░░░░░░ of her I guess ░░░░░░░░ s supposed to be ░░░░░░░░ guys But again it ░░░░░░░░ to the mind set ░░░░░░░░ the man and I ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats are going ░░░░░░░░ do anything about this ░░░░░░░░ guess some of them ░░░░░░░░ out and were disgusted ░░░░░░░░ They certainly had a ░░░░░░░░ more to say about ░░░░░░░░ Moore That s for ░░░░░░░░ Melanie and Brian thanks ░░░░░░░░ being on tonight Thanks ░░░░░░░░ your work on this ░░░░░░░░ Melanie thank you for ░░░░░░░░ your story You are ░░░░░░░░