If Sen. Menendez does not resign of his own volition, the Senate may look to expel him. However, the process is not necessarily quick or easy.
After a jury found Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., guilty on 16 counts during a nine-week corruption trial, lawmakers in the Senate and from his state of New Jersey have urged him to resign. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was one of the first to respond to the verdict on Tuesday, requesting his fellow Democrat to resign.
It’s notable that the late Sen. Harrison Williams, D-N.J., and former Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., faced potential expulsion votes. But both resigned before the Senate could cobble together the votes to kick them out. It’s also possible that someone could just prep a resolution to expel – and conceivably try to bypass the Ethics Committee and put the issue on the floor right away. But that would require the blessing of all 100 senators. Menendez is still a senator.
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