U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez resigns following corruption conviction

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez resigned connected Tuesday successful nan aftermath of his condemnation connected corruption charges including bribery and acting arsenic an supplier for Egypt’s government, bowing to unit from chap Democrats to springiness up nan job.

Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will name a replacement for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey successful nan Senate since 2006 and served arsenic president of nan influential Foreign Relations Committee earlier giving up that station aft being charged past year.

Menendez, 70, was recovered blameworthy connected July 16 by a assemblage successful Manhattan national tribunal connected each 16 criminal counts he faced – besides including obstruction of justice, ligament fraud and extortion – aft a nine-week trial. Two co-defendants besides were convicted.

Menendez’s resignation missive was publication retired large connected nan Senate floor.

The lawsuit centered connected what prosecutors called bribery schemes successful which nan legislator and his woman Nadine Menendez accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars successful cash, golden bars and car and owe payments from 3 businessmen. In exchange, Menendez steered billions of dollars successful U.S. assistance to Egypt, and tried to power nan criminal prosecutions of 2 of nan businessmen, prosecutors said. Menendez plans to appeal.

U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein has group Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week earlier nan Nov. 5 predetermination successful which he is moving arsenic an independent successful a bid for different six-year word successful nan Senate, but is considered a agelong changeable to win.

Menendez’s resignation will temporarily trim nan Democratic mostly successful nan Senate to 50-49 until Murphy’s appointee is sworn successful to decorativeness what remains of Menendez’s existent six-year term, which ends successful January. Democratic U.S. Representative Andy Kim is moving for nan spot successful November and is favored to triumph successful Democratic-leaning New Jersey.

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Numerous Democrats had called for Menendez to resign, including Murphy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Cory Booker, New Jersey’s different senator.

The proceedings was Menendez’s second, aft a 2017 proceedings ended erstwhile nan assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict. Menendez past was censured by nan Senate morals committee for accepting gifts from a able longtime friend successful speech for charismatic favors.

Menendez was first appointed to his Senate spot successful 2006, aft serving 13 years successful nan U.S. House of Representatives. He past won predetermination 3 times to nan Senate. He earlier served successful nan New Jersey legislature and arsenic a mayor.

For decades he has been a forceful sound connected American overseas relations, astir precocious advocating for further assistance to Ukraine and Israel arsenic Democratic President Joe Biden pushed Congress to allocate much money to overseas friends embroiled successful conflicts.

U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, nan senator’s son, continues to correspond a New Jersey legislature territory crossed nan Hudson River from New York City, akin to nan territory his begetter antecedently represented.

—Reporting by Moira Warburton and Makini Brice; Editing by Will Dunham and Scott Malone