Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate accused of sexual misconduct, took a shot at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday, mocking his call for an ethics investigation into groping allegations against Sen. Al Franken.
“Al Franken admits guilt after photographic evidence of his abuse surfaces. Mitch: ‘Let’s investigate,'” Moore tweeted.
“In Alabama, ZERO evidence, allegations 100% rejected. Mitch: ‘Moore must quit immediately or be expelled,'” Moore wrote.
McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, has called on Moore to drop out of the Alabama special election after nine women have came forward to accuse him of sexually harassing or assaulting them decades ago.
After Leeann Tweeden alleged that Franken, a Democrat from Minnesota, forcibly kissed and groped her during a USA tour to the Middle East in 2006, McConnell called for an ethics probe into the senator.
Tweeden also released a photo of Franken grabbing her chest while she was sleeping on a military plane.
Franken apologized to Tweeden, a television host for KABC, but said his recollection of their encounter was different.
He said he would cooperate with the Senate ethics investigation.
Moore has denied the allegations against him, calling them “fake news.”