'He's entitled to the presumption of innocence, but he cannot continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations,' the Pennsylvania senator said.
"Sen. Menendez should resign," Fetterman said in a statement. "He's entitled to the presumption of innocence under our system, but he is not entitled to continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations. I hope he chooses an honorable exit and focuses on his trial.
The indictment also alleges that Menendez—who until he stepped down from the position on Friday chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—"provided sensitive U.S. government information and took other steps that secretly aided the government of Egypt.""Those who believe in justice believe in innocence until proven guilty," the senator said in a statement late Friday.
"It is not lost on me how quickly some are rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat," he added.Fetterman joins a growing list of Democrats calling on Menendez to resign. These include New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Reps. Jeff Jackson , Dean Phillips , Josh Gottheimer , Tom Malinowski , Frank Pallone , Mikie Sherill , Bill Pascrell , and Andy Kim ."I feel compelled to run against him. Not something I expected to do, but N.J.
It's not just Democrats urging Menendez to step down. The New Jersey Working Families Party issued a statement Friday calling the allegations against the senator "alarming" and asserting that Democratic Party leaders "are doing the right thing in calling for his resignation."
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