freebeacon | Sen. Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) said Wednesday that she isn’t sure
what to do about her Democratic colleagues facing sexual harassment
allegations.
Hirono did not say Sen. Al Franken (D., Minn) or Rep. John Conyers
(D., Mich.) should step down, adding that the world is not "so black and
white" as to make it clear what to do. Franken was photographed with his hands over a sleeping woman’s breasts and Conyers is facing numerous harassment allegations, but Hirono called for regular procedures to continue.
"I think that we are [cleaning up politics] in the sense that we have
procedures, you know?" Hirono said to MSNBC's Chuck Todd. "We are
figuring out how we can best deal with the kinds of complaints that have
come forward, the allegations."
She was quick to say that the problem is not confined to the
Democratic Party and extends to other parties and industries. Todd
countered by saying, "you have to start somewhere," and he asked Hirono
if she was comfortable working with Conyers and Franken.
"I have served with them before we knew that they engaged in this
kind of behavior—which, by the way, anybody who engages in this kind of
behavior should be held accountable—but notice that good people do bad
things," Hirono replied. "Gee, I wish that life were so black and white
that you can't think of a single good person who has done bad things."
Hirono emphasized that the problem is cultural and argued that people should not focus too much on individual offenses.
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