Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to step down Monday night, becoming the biggest name in the Democratic Party to demand he quit following his indictme…
“I respect their position that they are taking, and the charges are formidable,” Pelosi, 83, told MSNBC host Jen Psaki, adding that it would “probably be a good idea if he did resign.”
House Speaker emerita Nancy Pelosi called on Sen. Bob Menendez to leave office Monday night, joining growing calls for resignation from Democratic members of Congress.Menendez, 69, has refused to step down after he and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were indicted for engaging in a “corrupt bribery agreement” with New Jersey businessmen and Egypt’s regime.
Menendez claimed Monday in his first public remarks since the indictment that he withdrew the funds from his personal savings account over three decades in case of emergencies and becauseThe Democratic senator, who was born in New York, said in a Monday press conference that he withdrew the funds because he is the son of Cuban immigrants.
Menendez and his wife face up to 45 years in federal prison if convicted on all counts. Each businessman faces up to 25 years in prison upon conviction.
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