On Monday, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) addressed reporters days after being indicted on federal corruption charges.
During the press conference, the embattled Senator announced his re-election campaign while insisting he will be fully exonerated in the near future.
The news comes as a shock as more politicians join calls for Menendez to immediately resign. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and other Democrats serving the Garden State have called for his immediate resignation.
On Friday, the Democrat Senator and his wife were indicted on multiple charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.
Sen Menendez is facing up to 45 years in prison if convicted.
In the federal indictment, Menendez and his wife are accused of accepting bribes from three business people in exchange for actions he took as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. (RELATED: US Sen. Bob Menendez and Spouse Indicted)
“Those bribes included cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value,” the indictment said. Federal authorities reportedly found gold bars and nearly $500,000 in cash stuffed throughout the senator's home that they traced back to the businessmen Menendez allegedly worked with.
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Will he be fall guy for Joe?
Both have same charges + on.
Both sold secrets, made millions, bribes
Day 1
Not sure why they are picking on Menendez.
They all do the exact same thing!
He got caught red handed photos and all………I mean, stashing your booty and gold bars so callously……..what arrogance.
Once a crook always a crook, unless God the Father draws you to Jesus, John 6:44 and you truly get born again, otherwise you will be lost and go to hell and then after the Great White Throne Judgement you will be sentenced to the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone known as the Lake of Fire. Back when the DNC had their convention in 2012, they voted to kick God out of their platform and Satan became their god and God the Father turned the Democrat Party and all that follow their agenda over to a strong delusion that they should believe a lie and be damned because they didn’t want and love truth and once God the Father turns you over there is no getting back to the truth who is Jesus, who is the way, the truth, and the life.
He just joined the rest of New Jersey, Democrat Communists.
It’s about time they got this scumbag.
If Murphy said his fellow demorat should resign, you know it’s serious…
What’s the word????
Chutzpah ???????