Fellow NJ Senator Cory Booker calls on Bob Menendez to resign amid bribery scandal

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : "There is, however, another higher standard for public officials, one not of criminal law but of common ideals.
42% : That trust is essential to our ability to do our work and perform our duties for our constituentsThe state's junior senator added that the allegations against Menendez have "shaken to the core" the trust of New Jersey voters and those he works with in government.
36% : In April 2020, shortly after meeting with an Egyptian official, authorities allege, Menendez lobbied then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to increase American engagement in stalled negotiations involving Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to build a dam over the Nile River, a key foreign policy issue for Egypt.
21% : While it's not immediately clear what the 69-year-old is expected to say, Menendez has adopted the same defiant stance he took when he faced federal accusations nearly a decade ago.

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