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Washington, July 24 (HS). After being convicted on 16 counts of bribery and corruption, New Jersey Democrat Senator Robert Menendez has finally resigned from his post. Robert Menendez said on Tuesday that he sent his resignation to New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy. This information has been given in The New York Times report.
According to The New York Times, after his conviction by the court, pressure from his Democratic colleagues to resign had increased. He has said that he will appeal against the verdict of a federal jury in Manhattan last week. It is noteworthy that he chose to leave his term months ago before the Senate Ethics Committee expelled him.
It is noteworthy that he has also been convicted of working as an agent of Egypt. Robert Menendez is considered a powerful Democrat. 70-year-old Menendez is the seventh senator who has been convicted of a federal crime while in office. The punishment he will receive in these cases will be decided in October. Judge Sidney H. Stein will pronounce the sentence on October 29.