Sen. Bob Menendez has shown no sign he will voluntarily resign from the U.S. Senate following his conviction on bribery charges, leaving Democratic senators contemplating an expulsion effort to force him from office.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., center, leaves federal court following the day's proceedings in his bribery trial, Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in New York.
It was a familiar refrain from Menendez, who has taken a defiant stand ever since he was first indicted in September last year. That means that many in the Senate will likely wait for the ethics committee to release its recommendation. If Menendez resigns or is expelled, it would be left to Murphy, the Democratic governor, to fill the seat. Several prominent New Jersey Democrats have called for Rep. Andy Kim, who won his party's nomination for the Senate seat, to be appointed. Kim, a third-term congressman, said Tuesday he would accept if offered the seat.
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