Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer on Tuesday afternoon known as on Senator Bob Menendez to resign after a jury convicted the New Jersey Senator on bribery, corruption and extortion fees.
In October Bob Menendez was charged with performing as a overseas agent in a superseding indictment.
The indictment filed by a federal grand jury in Manhattan claims Menendez “supplied delicate U.S. Authorities info and took different steps that secretly aided the Authorities of Egypt.”
In January Menendez was hit with a second superseding indictment for praising Qatar in trade for luxurious watches.
In March Bob Menendez and his spouse Nadine Menendez have been charged with obstruction of justice in an 18-count indictment.
Particular brokers found $500,000 of money stuffed into envelopes in closets. “A number of the money was stuffed within the Senator’s jacket pockets. Menendez’s spouse Nadine Menendez was given a “no-show” or “low-show” job, a Mercedes Benz and different issues of worth, US Legal professional Damian Williams stated final yr.
A jury on Tuesday convicted Senator Bob Menendez on all bribery and corruption fees.
The jury returned the decision following a 9-week trial. Menendez didn’t testify.
Schumer known as on Menendez to resign after permitting him to attend labeled briefings for the final a number of months though he was charged with performing as a overseas agent.
“In mild of this responsible verdict, Senator Menendez should now do what is correct for his constituents, the Senate, and our nation, and resign,” Schumer stated on X.
In mild of this responsible verdict, Senator Menendez should now do what is correct for his constituents, the Senate, and our nation, and resign.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) July 16, 2024
“This case has at all times been about stunning ranges of corruption, a whole bunch of hundreds of {dollars} in bribes within the type of money, gold bars, a Mercedes Benz. This wasn’t politics as regular, this was politics for revenue. And now {that a} jury has convicted Bob Menendez, his years of promoting his workplace to the very best bidder have lastly come to an finish,” US Legal professional Damian Williams stated outdoors the courthouse in Manhattan on Tuesday.
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Menendez’s spouse will go on trial a while subsequent yr after she finally ends up her most cancers remedies.