Booker joins Senators Fetterman, Welch, Brown, Casey, Kelly, Baldwin, Rosen, Warren, Tester, and Heinrich in calling for Menendez to resign.
“Stepping down is not an admission of guilt but an acknowledgment that holding public office often demands tremendous sacrifices at great personal cost, Booker said in a lengthy statement. “Senator Menendez has made these sacrifices in the past to serve. And in this case he must do so again.”
He joins Democratic Sens. John Fetterman, Peter Welch, Sherrod Brown, Bob Casey, Mark Kelly, Tammy Baldwin, Jacky Rosen, Elizabeth Warren, Jon Tester, Martin Heinrich“While Senator Menendez enjoys the presumption of innocence until proven guilty and will have his day in court to defend himself, I believe it’s best for his constituents, the American people, and our national security for the Senator to step down,” Baldwin said in a statement on Tuesday morning.
There are at least another dozen U.S. House members and a growing group of elected New Jersey officials who have also called for Menendez to step down.and has rebuffed growing pressure to resign. He told reporters on Monday that he would be absolved, criticizing his colleagues who “rushed to judgment” before “all the facts are presented.
The New Jersey senator’s indictment puts Democratic lawmakers in a bind as they attempt to maintain their slim majority in the Senate. Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District announced his intentions on Saturday to challenge Menendez in a Democratic primary in 2024 if Menendez decides to run for re-election.
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