By Amber Phillips, (c) 2017, The Washington Post Mega-journalist Charlie Rose. The New York Times’ Glenn Thrush. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., again. The floodgates are open as (mostly) women are emboldened in this post-Harvey Weinstein era to share their stories of powerful men in politics, entertainment and elsewhere leveraging their power for sex. Since Washington is supposed to set the tone for the rest of society, having their own accused raises some very difficult ethical questions for politicians and the news organizations that cover them. Here are the top seven questions Washington is going to have to reckon with if it wants to get past this in a constructive way: 1.