The first Democratic representatives called on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign Friday amid accusations of corruption.
Menendez and his wife, Nadine, were indicted by a grand jury on bribery charges on Friday. The charges revolved around an alleged corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen. Reps. Dean Phillips and Andy Kim denounced their colleague and demanded he resign. Phillips, in an appearance on CNN, said he"absolutely" agreed that Menendez should be"pushed out" of Congress over the accusations, the first congressional Democrat to do so.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer emphasized the importance of due process in a statement Friday. "As both a leader in the Democratic Party & the former Attorney General and given the nature of the charges, I call upon Senator Menendez to resign," Holder wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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