Trump Scores Another Win Against New York's Corrupt 'Justice' System
Trump Has Decided Who He Won't Pick for FBI Director
Here's Pam Bondi's Stance on Illegal Immigration and Cartel Traffickers
CNN Legal Analyst Just Shredded Dems' Top Narrative Against Trump's AG Pick
Scott Presler to PA Dems Who Tried to Steal the Election: We're Coming...
Here's What Caused a Woman to Chop Up Her Father on Election Night
The Trump Counter-Revolution Is a Return to Sanity
One of Trump’s Biggest Allies Says He’s Never Getting Into Politics Again
MTG to Chair a New DOGE Subcommittee
Tom Cotton Issues 'Friendly Reminder' to ICC After Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
'Obstructionist Transition': Biden Administration Is 'Loosening Immigration Policies' on t...
New Legislation Puts the Department of Education on the Chopping Block
DOJ Calls for Google to Sell the Chrome Browser
Georgia Conducted a Hand Count Audit of Its Election Results. Guess What it...
Top Pollster Calls on Joe Biden to Resign
Tipsheet

Dem Senators to Bob Menendez: It's Time to Say Adios to Your Political Career

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) vows to fight to the bitter end regarding the recent corruption charges filed against him and his wife. The New Jersey Democrat has been accused of accepting bribes to benefit the Arab Republic of Egypt. The form of payment appears to be mountains of cash, around $480,000, found all over his residence by federal agents—some of which were stuffed in clothing articles. Around $100,000 of gold bars were also discovered. 

Advertisement

Menendez made his intention to run for another term known yesterday, adding that he’s confident that he will be exonerated in this indictment. Unlike his recent legal bout with the Justice Department under the Obama administration, the cash and gold bars appear too much for many Democrats. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) called on Menendez to resign, blowing up the senator’s initial counternarrative that these charges were racially motivated

New Jersey Democrats are reportedly freaking out, with Menendez’s own colleagues calling on him to say ‘adios’ to his tenure as a sitting US Senator. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) said he should step down. Even John Fetterman, who doesn’t know where he is 80 percent of the time, said it was time to go (via Axios): 

Vermont Sen. Peter Welch on Monday became the third Democratic senator to call for Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-N.J.) resignation following his federal indictment on bribery charges. 

Why it matters: Menendez has defied growing calls to resign from lawmakers, including a number of House Democrats and leading New Jersey Democrats. 

State of play: Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Saturday called for the embattled New Jersey lawmaker to step down. 

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said in a statement earlier Monday that Menendez "has broken the public trust and should resign from the U.S. Senate." 

[…] 

… Nearly half of the Democrats in New Jersey's congressional delegation and several leading New Jersey Democrats, including New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, have all called for Menendez to resign. 

Advertisement

Gold bar Bob is expected to be arraigned in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday.

***

UPDATE: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has joined the 'Goodbye, Bob' caucus:


Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement