New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker broke his silence on Tuesday to call for Sen. Bob Menendez’s resignation after days of silence on the matter . By Tuesday evening more than half of the partys Senate caucus had called on Menendez to give up his seat . Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian Menendez are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for the senators influence . Prosecutors allege the bribes included gold cash home mortgage payments compensation for a lowornoshow job and a luxury vehicle . The charges against Menendez who is up for reelection next year come at a fraught moment for the narrow Senate Democratic majority which is facing an uphill battle to keep control of the chamber in . The senator was defiant against the calls for his resignation in an appearance Monday accusing those who rushed to judgment of doing so for political expediency . He would not say whether he would run for reelection. Asked why he wouldnt resign he told reporters Because Im innocent. Im here to do the work for the people of New Jersey he would not run again. He told reporters because Im innocent because of the legal process that are not presented all the facts are presented . A New Jersey congressman announced Saturday that he plans to be exonerated but said he will not be cleared of any wrongdoing . A lawyer for Menendez said she denies any wrongdoing and would not be released . The New Jersey Republican Rep. Andy Kim Kimd. Kimd . Kimd announced that he rdd announced he plans that he will be out of the U.S. Rep. Jon Tester said he would be out to fight the federal indictment and that he would fight the case. He said he plans. The New Jerseys Congressional District. He plans to rd
Booker joins growing number of Senate Democrats calling for Menendez to resign amid federal indictment .
