Third Dem Senator Calls On Menendez To Resign

September 26, 2023 Democrats, Scandal

Vermont Sen. Peter Welch on Monday became the third Democratic senator to call for Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) resignation following his federal indictment on bribery charges. Menendez has defied growing calls to resign from lawmakers, including a number of House Democrats and leading New Jersey Democrats.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Saturday called for the embattled New Jersey lawmaker to step down. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said in a statement earlier Monday that Menendez “has broken the public trust and should resign from the U.S. Senate.”

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Vermont Sen. Peter Welch this evening became the third Democratic senator to call for Sen. Bob Menendez’s resignation following his federal indictment on bribery charges https://t.co/227VSVUIru

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