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Senator Menendez Indicted on Corruption Charges, Refuses Calls to Resign

  • Federal prosecutors allege Sen. Bob Menendez accepted nearly $500k in cash and gold bars as bribes. He claims the money came from savings.

  • Menendez was federally indicted on corruption charges but refuses calls to resign, even from fellow Democrats.

  • Some Republican senators like Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton say Menendez deserves due process in courts and with voters.

  • Other GOP senators say it should be left to New Jersey voters to decide Menendez's fate.

  • Menendez pleaded not guilty in court but over half of Senate Democrats say he should resign.

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