Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are among a growing number of Democrats who are now calling on New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following his indictment last week on federal bribery charges. “The public’s trust has been broken. Senator Menendez should resign,” Markey said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday afternoon. Warren…
should resign: "Yes. These are serious charges, and it's time for Sen. Menendez to step away from the Senate and concentrate on his legal defense."New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan also weighed in Tuesday afternoon, urging Menendez to resign.
"He is entitled to equal justice under the law just as every American is, but he is not entitled to a Senate seat," she said on X. I urge Senator Menendez to resign. He is entitled to equal justice under the law just as every American is, but he is not entitled to a Senate seat.Vermont Sen. Peter Welch had called for Menendez to step down Monday night in a post on X.
"Senator Menendez is entitled to the presumption of innocence," he said."But the people of New Jersey and the United States Senate are entitled to an effective Senator." The shocking and specific allegations against Senator Menendez have wholly compromised his capacity to be that effective Senator.New Hampshire Congresswoman Annie Kuster shared New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker's call for Menendez to resign Tuesday on X, along with the message,"I agree."
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