Sen. Bob Menendez’s guilty verdict on corruption charges doesn’t stop him from serving in the Senate or running for re-election in New Jersey.
Embattled Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty of all charges in his lengthy corruption trial Tuesday, but that may not be enough to stop him from remaining in office or continuing his campaign for re-election in November.
A jury found Menendez guilty of several charges, including extortion, bribery, conspiracy, obstruction of justice, wire fraud and acting as a foreign agent. The jury deliberated for three days following a nine-week trial.
Within moments of the news breaking, Menendez’s Democratic colleagues began to call for his resignation, with some even threatening to expel him from Congress.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
