Bob Menendez still won't resign, as one Democrat weighs expulsion push

Menendez tells Senate colleagues he won't resign, remains defiant amid bribery charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez remained defiant in the face of federal bribery charges on Thursday, telling a room full of his Senate Democratic colleagues that he has no plans to resign.

Sen. Menendez tells Senate colleagues he won’t resign

More than half of Democratic senators have said Menendez should step down. But none of them asked questions after he spoke and vowed to remain in office, according to several senators leaving the meeting.

Menendez tells Senate Democrats he won't resign after bribery indictment

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., walks from the chamber to a closed-door meeting of the Senate Democratic Caucus to address his colleagues for the first time since he was indicted on federal bribery charges at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) J. Scott Applewhite/AP Menendez tells Senate Democrats he won't resign after bribery indictment Emily Jacobs September 28, 05:37 PM …

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Scandal plagued Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) struck a defiant tone with his Democrat colleagues during a closed door meeting Thursday, refusing to step down.

Bob Menendez still won't resign, as one Democrat weighs expulsion push

If Sen. Bob Menendez was hoping to win back support from fellow Democrats in a closed-door meeting Thursday — where he vowed not to resign despite his indictment for allegedly taking bribes — he appears to have failed. Exiting the sitdown, senators were quiet, glum and seemed altogether unmoved. Menendez's address to his colleagues may have even made his situation even worse — Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who didn’t attend the meeting, said afte…

Menendez Refuses to Resign

“Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez on Thursday, who is battling felony bribery charges and a counterintelligence probe into his ties to Egypt, defiantly told his Democratic colleagues on Thursday he will not step down,” The Messenger reports.