On August 20th the Democratic senator must resign Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Globe reporter said today in a post on X, citing three sources with knowledge of the intentions of the senator, who was found guilty of corruption, thus writing the epilogue of the political career of the once powerful Democratic operative.
Manhattan Federal Court found the senator guilty last week for the 16 criminal charges he faced, including bribery, in his corruption trial.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called for Menendez to resign.
Menendez denied the accusations
Menendez, 70, who until last September was chairman of the powerful US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has denied the charges against him: bribery and exercising undue influence for the benefit of Egypt and Qatar in particular, obstruction of justice, as well as acting as an agent of a foreign government.
Sources: AMPE, Reuters