
Bob Menendez will resign his US Senate seat effective August 20, sources say
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Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey will resign his seat effective August 20, according to multiple sources familiar with the plan.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey will resign his seat effective August 20, according to multiple sources familiar with the plan. In July, Menendez was convicted of 16 counts — including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent — for his role in a yearslong bribery scheme. Tuesday’s developments mark a major moment in the New Jersey senator’s dramatic political downfall and will bring an end to his scandal-plagued tenure in the Senate. Menendez had faced mounting pressure from within his own party to resign or face the threat of expulsion from the Senate. This story is breaking and will be updated.

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