Sen. Bob Menendez expected to resign next month following corruption conviction

Sen. Bob Menendez — who was recovered blameworthy earlier this period connected each 16 counts successful his corruption proceedings — is expected to resign from agency effective Aug. 20, according to 2 group acquainted pinch his plans.

The legislator is expected to taxable a resignation missive arsenic early arsenic today, according to 1 personification who was granted anonymity to talk a pending decision.

The New Jersey Democrat, nan state’s elder senator, will exit nan Senate aft chairing nan powerful overseas relations committee — while, nan assemblage found, accepting bribes to enactment connected behalf of nan Egyptian government. It marks a comparatively swift and stunning extremity to a 50-year governmental profession that efficaciously began successful a courtroom arsenic an anti-corruption newcomer who helped nonstop his mentor to situation and vanished successful 1 convicted arsenic a powerful legislator connected nan take.

Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is expected to sanction a replacement soon.

But erstwhile asked Monday whether he was vetting names, Murphy told reporters astatine an unrelated event: “I person nary news astatine each to make connected that front.”