New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez set to resign on Aug. 20 after being convicted on federal bribery charges
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NEW JERSEY -- Sen. Bob Menendez will resign effective Aug. 20, sources say. This comes a week after he was convicted on federal bribery charges.
He had previously refuted reports that he was going to step down.
Menendez has been facing intense pressure to resign from fellow Democrats, who threatened to call for a vote to expel him had Menendez refused to do so. Gov. Phil Murphy and Sen. Cory Booker are among those who have called on Menendez to step down. In fact, New Jersey Democrats have been calling for Menendez to resign ever since he was indicted in September 2023.
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