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Julie Siple and Tom Weber

After allegations against Sen. Franken, what comes next?

Al Franken and Leeann Tweeden
Then-comedian Al Franken and sports commentator Leeann Tweeden perform a comic skit for service members during the USO Sergeant Major of the Army's 2006 Hope and Freedom Tour in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Dec. 15, 2006.
Staff Sgt. Patrick N. Moes | U.S. Army via AP 2006

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U.S. Sen. Al Franken has been accused of forcefully kissing Leann Tweeden when the two were on a USO tour in 2006. Tweeden also shared a picture in which Franken is posing, smiling at the camera with his hands over her chest as she was asleep aboard a military plane.

Franken and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have called for an ethics investigation in the Senate. However, calls for resignation aren't extensive.

MPR News host Tom Weber talked with three guests about what Franken could — or should — do in response to the allegations. Listeners also weighed in with their opinions.

Guests

• Tim Nelson, is a reporter at MPR News.

• Charlie Sykes, is a conservative radio commentator and the author of "How the Right Lost Its Mind."

• Patina Park is executive director of the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center, an organization that recently received money from Sen. Franken. That money was donated to Franken from Harvey Weinstein, who has also been accused of sexual misconduct by several women.