Menendez ‘deeply disappointed’ by verdict, refuses reporters’ questions on if he will resign
Top Dems threatened to forcibly remove Biden from office unless he resigned, set him up to fail at Trump debate: SourcesGarden State Republican Party Chairman Bob Hugin said keeping the disgraced Democrat in the Senate could give a boost to Curtis Bashaw, the GOP candidate looking to replace Menendez.Garden State Republican Party Chairman Bob Hugin believes keeping Menendez in office can help the GOP candidate during the upcoming election.
Top Dems threatened to forcibly remove Biden from office unless he resigned, set him up to fail at Trump debate: SourcesBarack Obama doesn't endorse Kamala Harris, says Dems will pick 'outstanding nominee' “We don’t want to give Murphy to give anyone else an advantage to be an incumbent and run as a sitting senator,” Hugin said.Two of the gold bars found during a search by federal agents of Sen. Bob Menendez’s home and safe deposit box.Menendez was found guilty last week of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using his powerful post to enrich and protect three businessmen and the Egyptian and Qatari governments.
A dozen Democratic senators have expressed interest in moving to expel Menendez if he doesn’t step aside, including fellow Garden State Sen. Cory Booker.Menendez was found guilty last week of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for using his power.A two-thirds vote is needed in the Senate for expulsion, which can’t happen without Republican support.
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