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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ariana Baio

NJ Democrats call on Mendenez to resign after bribery charges as he says ‘some are rushing to judge a Latino’

REUTERS

New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez is refusing to give up his Senate seat even as a growing number of politicians from his own party call for his resignation.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, and other prominent Democrats in the state, have demanded that Mr Menendez step down after federal prosecutors charged him with bribery for allegedly receiving luxury gifts and hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for providing sensitive information to benefit Egypt.

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