Senator Bob Menendez: Guilty of Corruption-Time to step down
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A jury on July 16th found Democratic Senator Bob Menendez Guilty on all 16 counts that include: bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and acting as a foreign agent. Numerous Senate Democrats renewed their calls for Menendez to step down from the U.S. Senate today. Will Senator Menenedez resign or will he be expelled from the Senate?
Links to articles used in this episode:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/politics/bob-menendez-verdict/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/politics/video/bob-menendez-speaks-after-guilty-verdict-court-sot-digvid
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/16/menendez-pressure-resign-senate-conviction-schumer-expel-00168696?cid=apn
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/16/bob-menendez-guilty-what-next-00168682?cid=apn
The Top 3 Other Political Headlines:
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4760311-jay-johnston-pleads-guilty-jan-6-capitol/
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/15/read-the-classified-documents-ruling-00168234?cid=apn
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/us/john-e-mclauchlen-wwii-pilot-buried-trnd/index.html
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