Senate Democrats are open to working with Sen. Robert Menendez, despite most pushing for the New Jersey Democrat to resign in the face of federal bribery and corruption charges.
Mr. Menendez’s refusal to exit the chamber amid widespread resignation calls has morphed him into the Senate version of House Republicans’ political pariah: New York Rep. George Santos.
“We are a narrowly divided body,” said Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who’s not called for Mr. Menendez’s resignation. “There’s no surplus votes in the United States Senate these days.”“I’ve disagreed strongly with some of my colleagues over time and found it difficult to work with a number of them,” said Connecticut Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Mr. Menendez failed to convince Democratic colleagues behind closed doors last week to back off their resignation calls. The third-term senator and his wife are accused by New York prosecutors of accepting gifts from three New Jersey businessmen — including about $500,000 in cash, gold bars and a luxury car — in exchange for sensitive information and favors to benefit the tycoons and the Egyptian government.
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