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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.
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.
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 ...
Menendez has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. But he faces a deluge of calls to resign from his Democratic colleagues in the Senate and at the local level in New Jersey. As of Wednesday morning ...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday declined join a growing group of Democrats who are calling on indicted Sen. Bob Menendez to resign his seat, though he did say the New Jersey ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Bob Menendez submitted his resignation on Tuesday in the aftermath of his conviction on corruption charges including bribery and acting as an agent for Egypt's ...
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has told allies that he will resign from Congress after he was convicted on federal corruption charges, two people directly familiar with the ...
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 ...