U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar pushed back on the New Jersey Democrat’s defense that he was being targeted for his ethnicity.
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chair U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey during a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 14., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
“He absolutely deserves the full extent of due process as anyone accused of a crime does, but I’m a big believer in preserving the integrity of our institution and making sure that we do everything possible not to lose the public’s trust,” U.S. Rep., D-El Paso, said Tuesday night in a brief interview. “I do believe he should step down.”
Federal prosecutors indicted Menendez and his wife Nadine law week, alleging the senator accepted bribes, including a luxury car and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and gold, to help the Egyptian government. Menendez has denied the allegations and asserted that he is the victim of a racialized attack because he is Latino.
“Stepping down is not an admission of guilt but an acknowledgment that holding public office often demands tremendous sacrifices at great personal cost. Senator Menendez has made these sacrifices in the past to serve. And in this case he must do so again,” Booker said in a statement Tuesday.
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