Sen. Bob Menendez is coming under heavy pressure to resign from office as he faces federal bribery allegations

Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urged him to step aside over the federal bribery allegations against him.

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife Nadine Arslanian arrive for a state dinner in honor of French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2022. R

N.J., is among the four Democrats on Tuesday to call on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign following allegations of bribery and corruption.

Menendez has denied any wrongdoing, saying he merely performed as any senator would and that the nearly half million dollars in cash found in his home — including some stuffed in pockets of clothing — was from personal savings and kept at hand for emergencies.

Two dozen Senate Democrats are now calling for Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., to resign after he was indicted last week on bribery and corruption charges.

Sen. Cory Booker led a growing parade of U.S. lawmakers calling on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign on Tuesday, saying the sweeping federal bribery charges against his fellow New Jersey Democrat contain ”shocking allegations of corruption and specific,

Bob Menendez crumbled Tuesday, with fellow New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and other colleagues saying he should resign, dealing a further blow to the embattled lawmaker following his indictment on bribery charges.

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