Pressure is mounting on convicted felon Bob Menendez to resign from the U.S. Senate, but not everyone thinks he will.
TRENTON, N.J. -- Demands are growing for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign after being found guilty Tuesday on all 16 counts in his corruption trial.The charges included bribery, conspiracy, and working as a foreign agent for the governments of Egypt and Qatar.The 70-year-old Democrat is facing decades behind bars.All of that has prompted Cory Booker , New Jersey 's other U.S. senator, to issue an ultimatum: step down now or be forced out.
'He violated trust and, you know, now it's time to go,' Democratic State Committee Chair LeRoy Jones said. 'So resignation should be the dignified way to go out.'Menendez, however, said the jury got it wrong on Tuesday and he has vowed to appeal.'I have never violated my public oath. I have never been anything but a patriot of my country and for my county,' Menendez said.
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