Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) introduced a resolution Thursday that would revoke access to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) charged with briefing and classified information.
Fetterman, who has already called on his embattled Senate colleagues to resign, did not specifically name Menendez in his resolution, but referenced several crimes the New Jersey Democrat has been charged with and argued that any member facing such charges should be barred from certain. activity in the upper room.
The resolution would prohibit senators charged with acting as foreign agents, compromising US national security and mishandling classified information from receiving classified information or briefings, serving on committees, submitting spending requests for appropriations bills, or using official funds for international travel.
Menendez is accused of conspiring with his wife and an Egyptian-born businessman to work secretly on behalf of the Egyptian government between 2018 and 2022.
Menendez faces up to 50 years in prison if convicted of all charges.Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
The former head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent, conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and conspiracy to commit extortion.
He pleaded not guilty and vehemently denied the allegations.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told reporters last month that Menendez would not attend a classified briefing on Israel.
The New Jersey Democrat insisted that it was “his own decision not to attend.”
However, Menendez attended a classified briefing on Ukraine earlier this week without restriction.
“The bottom line is that I’m a United States senator, I have my security credentials, and an accusation is just that, it’s not proof of anything,” he told reporters after Wednesday’s meeting.
Fetterman was the first Democratic senator to call for Menendez’s resignation after his allegations.AP
Menedez dismissed Fetterman’s resolution as a “publicity stunt” on Thursday
“Instead of focusing on generating clickbait, he should channel his efforts toward enacting legislation and delivering results for the people of Pennsylvania,” Menendez told NBC News.
FBI agents who raided Menendez’s Englewood Cliffs home in June 2022 found $566,000 in cash stuffed inside a windbreaker jacket emblazoned with the senator’s name, more than $150,000 worth of gold bars and a 2019 Mercedes C-Class that he and his wife had paid for. accepted as a bribe.
If convicted of all charges, the Democratic senator faces up to 50 years in prison.
Menendez has rejected calls to resign or not seek re-election next year.
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