
Social Media Tells Sen. Bob Menendez To Resign After Guilty Verdict
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Both New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and fellow Sen. Cory Booker want their Democratic Party colleague to step down.
After New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted of bribery in a federal court on Tuesday, many people took to social media to offer some sage advice: Resign.
A New York jury found the Democratic politician guilty on all counts, including accepting bribes of gold and cash from three New Jersey businessmen and acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government.
Although Menendez told reporters outside the Manhattan courtroom that he plans to appeal the verdict, many of his fellow Americans― and fellow politicians ― told him it’s time to go.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led the charge to get Menendez to leave the Senate.
“In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign,” Schumer said on X, formerly Twitter.