Democrats ramp up pressure on Menendez after guilty verdict: From the Politics Desk

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Senate Democrats tell Menendez to ‘resign or face expulsion’ after guilty verdict

By Sahil Kapur, Kate Santaliz and Frank Thorp V

Democrats are turning up the heat on Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., as more senators call on him to resign his seat, with some issuing new threats to expel him after he was found guilty Tuesday on 16 federal counts that included bribery and acting as a foreign agent.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who had previously chastised Menendez, joined the calls for the New Jersey Democrat to step down shortly after the verdict.

“In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign,” Schumer said in a brief statement.

But other Democrats went beyond simply calling on him to quit and endorsed expulsion if he refused to resign immediately; Senate