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A defiant Sen. Bob Menendez declared Monday he would not resign and was prepared for his “biggest fight yet,” delivering his first public remarks after the U.S. attorney’s office in ...
If Menendez declines to resign, the panel could make a recommendation that the Senate expel him. It takes two-thirds of the Senate, or 67 votes, to expel a member.
If Menendez resigns or is expelled, it would be left to Murphy, the Democratic governor, to fill the seat. Several prominent New Jersey Democrats have called for Rep. Andy Kim, who won his party’s nomination for the Senate seat, to be appointed. Kim, a third-term congressman, said Tuesday he would accept if offered the seat.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, however, has consistently declined to call on Menendez to resign, though he has said the senator’s conduct fell “way, way below” the standard of the office.
More than half of Senate Democrats have now called on the indicted senator to resign. Beyond that, right now they're just hoping he doesn't run again. Dems’ bad dream: Menendez taunts party with ...
Here is a closer look at what could happen to Menendez's seat now. Expulsion The Constitution gives Congress the power to punish its members and requires a two-thirds majority to expel a lawmaker.
Days after being federally indicted, Bob Menendez has refused to resign leading Democrats to pressure the New Jersey senator to give up his seat
Gov. Phil Murphy said that if he does not resign, the Senate should expel Menendez. "Today's verdict finding Senator Bob Menendez guilty on 16 counts demonstrates that the Senator broke the law ...