U.S. Sen. Cory Booker joined a fast-growing chorus of Democrats to call on Sen. Bob Menendez, his fellow lawmaker from New Jersey, to resign because of his indictment last week on federal bribery charges. “I believe stepping down is best for those Senator Menendez has spent his life serving,” Booker said in a statement on his X account. By Tuesday morning, over 12 of Menendez’s fellow Democratic senators had asked that he step down in light of the allegations that he and his wife, Nadine, accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz convertible, and more from three Garden State businessmen in exchange for favors U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez speaks at a news conference after he and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were indicted on bribery charges, in Union City, New Jersey, Sept. 25, 2023. Mike Segar | Reuters
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker joined a fast-growing chorus of Democrats to call on Sen. Bob Menendez, his fellow lawmaker from New Jersey, to resign because of his indictment last week on federal bribery charges.