Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn. gestures as he leave the stage after speaking during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Looks like we can stick a fork in Al Franken.

UPDATE: 9 Democratic senators have called on Sen. Franken to step aside:

• Sen. Gillibrand
• Sen. Hirono
• Sen. McCaskill
• Sen. Hassan
• Sen. Harris
• Sen. Murray
• Sen. Baldwin
• Sen. Casey
• Sen. Donnelly

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— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 6, 2017

That’s nine and there will probably be more by the end of the day.

The memo went out about an hour ago.

Wow — in 10 minutes, five Senate Dems have called on Franken to resign. Gillibrand Hirono McCaskill Hassan Murray

— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) December 6, 2017

https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/938459839340142592

Why?

Regarding the senators turning on Franken: yes, it's late and calculated. Here's what they have going for them: "better late than never" is a more credible argument when examples of the "never" are still demonstrably going on, like with Moore.

— AntifaProvocateurHat (@Popehat) December 6, 2017

https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/938450728863109120