AOC joins calls for Bob Menendez to resign from Senate over corruption charges - eviltoast
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just the latest voice in a Democratic chorus calling for the New Jersey senator to leave office

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just the latest voice in a Democratic chorus calling for the New Jersey senator to leave office

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has joined the calls for Bob Menendez to resign, after the Democratic US senator from New Jersey was charged with accepting gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz and other gifts as bribes.

Speaking on Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez said the charges against Menendez were “extremely serious” and he should step down.

A growing number of Democrats are calling for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey in the Senate since 2006, to resign.

Menendez is accused of using his position to aid Egypt’s authoritarian government and pressuring federal prosecutors to drop a case against a friend.

  • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    1 year ago

    Sexual misconduct (with photo evidence!) is a bit different from corruption.

    Democrats believe in The Process, until they don’t.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
      28·
      1 year ago

      There was an ethics investigation for Franken. That’s a process.

      Let’s see if there is one for Menendez (this time, because this shit has happened before). Maybe Democrats will surprise me!