The senator was found guilty on all 16 counts brought against him in a wide-ranging corruption scheme.
Menendez wrote in a letter that his resignation is effective Aug. 20. A spokesperson for the senator declined to comment.
An adviser to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he will move expeditiously to fill Menendez’s vacant seat once he leaves office.of acting as a foreign agent. During the trial, prosecutors introduced evidence that Menendez traded on his influence, did favors for Egypt’s government and tried to help two New Jersey businessmen under criminal investigations in exchange for bribes — including gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash.
The Senate ethics committee quickly began an investigation following the verdict, and Murphy called on Menendez to be expelled from the Senate if he did not resign. Now the governor will appoint a Democrat to fill the seat until January, when the candidate who wins the November election will take office. The Democratic caucus has a narrow 51-49 majority in the Senate, giving the governor a strong incentive to act quickly.to win the general election in November and take the seat that Menendez has held since 2006. A Republican has not won election to the Senate in New Jersey in half a century.
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