The People should have beaten him to the punch and removed him, but senators, the People’s employees, seem to be just as corrupt as Bob Menendez. However, Menendez will resign in August following his conviction of bribery and corruption.
Courthouse News Service reports:
The embattled New Jersey Democrat previously refuted reports that he would quit after a jury found him guilty of accepting bribes from businessmen in exchange for exerting his political influence.
(CN) — Freshly convicted New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez will step down from the seat he has held since 2006, after a jury in Manhattan federal court found him guilty on all counts of bribery and corruption of his public office a week ago.
Menendez told staffers Tuesday that he will resign effective Aug. 20, leaving New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy to appoint a replacement to fill the remainder of Menendez’s term, which runs until Jan. 3, 2025.
“While I fully intend to appeal the jury’s verdict, all the way and including to the Supreme Court, I do not want the Senate to be involved in a lengthy process that will detract from its important work,” he wrote in a letter Tuesday afternoon.
Representatives for Menendez did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday.
