Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined a growing chorus of Democrats calling for Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign after his indictment for bribery.
FOX News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on Democratic infighting over Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., after his bribery charges.weighed in on the indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on federal bribery and corruption charges, saying it would be a"good idea" for him to resign.
"But right now, sadly because of the challenges that we face, because the skepticism that exists in our country, about governance about this Republican Party that doesn’t believe in governance, doesn’t believe in science … wants to take down everything in order to give tax breaks to the wealthiest," Pelosi said."We’ve got to stay focused on that."
At a press conference Monday, Menendez asserted he will be exonerated and will remain New Jersey's senior senator.
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