In light of two women coming forward and revealing that Democrat Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., assaulted them, one political pundit warned about Franken’s disturbing behavior years ago.

In July 2009, Media Equalizer Co-Founder Brian Maloney published a piece titled, “Seating Al Franken Could Ultimately Backfire For Dems.”

“Are Democrats truly ready for a Senator Al Franken?” Maloney asked.

At the time, the Minnesota Supreme Court had declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of the 2008 Senate race. Franken, who was a comedian and talk show host prior to winning the election, was granted victory over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman.

While Democrats cheered picking up a seat in the Senate, Maloney argued Franken’s controversial past may come back to haunt him and the Democratic Party.

“Far from being a team player, Franken has always placed his own interests ahead of others. Just ask his former co-workers at Air America Radio, Saturday Night Live and elsewhere,” Maloney wrote.

He said that no matter what Franken promised to his constituents and colleagues, “Al will never change.”

“Let’s face it: Franken’s a rather unstable character. It won’t take much to set him off. Has it ever? A bit of egging-on and Stuart will blow his top in full public view,” Maloney wrote.

“As Franken’s actions are now in full public view, the free ride is over. Though the media will continue to defend him, opponents will have better access to the details of his antics. It will become more difficult to escape scrutiny,” he added.

More than a decade later, Maloney was exactly right about Franken.

On Thursday, Media Equalizer Co-Founder Melanie Morgan came forward and detailed her own experience with Franken before he became a member of the Congress.

Morgan said Franken stalked her and wouldn’t leave her alone after they had a disagreement in August 2000 during a segment on ABC’s Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher.

Prior to Morgan’s revelations, KABC on-air personality Leeann Tweeden accused Franken of kissing and groping her without her consent while she was asleep.

Tweeden also tweeted out a photo as evidence, which clearly shows Franken with his hands on her breasts while he smiles for the camera.

KABC anchor: Senator Al Franken Kissed and Groped Me Without My Consent, And There’s Nothing Funny About It https://t.co/lG4A1ZTUhC pic.twitter.com/EYIzr9ok2s — Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) November 16, 2017

Maloney concluded his piece by warning that Franken would be a lesson for Democrats in the future.

“The lesson: be careful what you wish for, sometimes it comes true!” Maloney said.

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