Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) brushed off calls to resign following a federal indictment that lays out a wide range of abuses of power.
A defiant Sen. Robert Menendez on Monday brushed aside growing calls for his resignation, declaring that he will be exonerated and will continue to serve in the U.S. Senate following a federal indictment alleging that he and his wife accepted bribes in exchange for exerting his political influence.Menendez, who is up for reelection next year, gave no indication that he might forgo the race.
“I recognize this will be the biggest fight yet,” Menendez said at a community college in Union City, N.J., the town where he grew up and began his decades-long political career. “But as I have stated throughout this whole process, I firmly believe that when all the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I still will be New Jersey’s senior senator.”
Menendez, who did not take questions from the press, asked for the presumption of innocence while the case plays out, arguing that “instead of waiting for all the facts to be presented, have rushed to judgment because they see a political opportunity for themselves or those around them.”
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