Clinton Gives Al Franken Pass on Sexual Misconduct, Blames the Media: ‘He’s a Friend of Mine’

COSBY: "Let me ask you about Al Franken. Because as you talked about before with Al Moore, some pretty serious allegations, Secretary Clinton, have come out about Sen. Franken. Allegations of sexual harassment as well as sexual assault. Should he resign, because he's a sitting senator?"
CLINTON: “Look, Al Franken, you know, he’s a friend of mine. And I deeply regret, uh, what he did, there's no excuse for his behavior. None at all. But he's called for an investigation, he's apologized to the woman involved. Apparently she accepted the apology. So I think we have got to recognize that he agreed to an ethics investigation. It will go to the ethics committee. It will investigate whatever the situation, uh, was. And they'll decide what, if any, actions should be taken based on that behavior. And I think that’s the appropriate process because, you know, I think that something like that coming in to the public arena, and Al very quick acceptance of responsibility and apology, and his willingness to be investigated, and to take the consequences, is the kind of accountability I’m talking about. I don’t hear that from Roy Moore or Donald Trump. Do you?"
COSBY: "Do you agree there should be zero tolerance for sexual harassment and sexual assault?"
CLINTON: "Absolutely. You know, women have to be protected, they have to be able to work comfortably in any work setting, any kind of social setting, and of course, there should be not only should there be no tolerance, there should be an absolute understanding that there will be accountability. And, again, when credible allegations come forward -- look at the contrast between Al Franken accepting responsibility, apologizing, and Roy Moore and Donald Trump, who have done neither."
COSBY: "Well, of course, President Trump said it was locker room talk, and Sen. Franken is a sitting senator. And there's that picture, too, where it looks like he's groping the radio host, Leeann Tweeden."
CLINTON: "Well I don't see it the way you just described it, Rita. I think when someone admits to sexual assault, and when more than a dozen women come forward with very specific allegations, that's not locker room talk. And that's certainly more than what we know so far about Al Franken. Look, there's a double standard, I get it. The Republicans deny, deny, deny and divert, divert, divert, and they get away with it, because the press is more concerned about somebody who accepted responsibility that people who refuse to accept responsibility -- and instead attack the women who have made the allegations against them. And that hasn't stopped. There should be no double standard. If you're going to hold somebody accountable, hold them accountable and without regards to their partisan affiliation."