Menendez made his first public remarks on Monday and reiterated his vow to not resign.
The press conference came after a turbulent weekend for Menendez as a small but growing list of Democrats began calling for his resignation. In an interview with, to say that the senator should step down over the allegations.
“The situation is quite unfortunate, but I do believe that it is in the best interest for Senator Menendez to resign,” Ocasio-Cortez“In this moment, as you mentioned, consistency matters. It shouldn’t matter whether it’s a Republican or a Democrat,” she continued. “The details in this indictment are extremely serious. They involve the nature of not just his, but all of our seats in Congress.”
Ocasio-Cortez went on to emphasize that resigning would be important to “maintain the integrity of the seat” and the “standard of dignity” of an elected official. Menendez was defiant when the charges came down on Friday, saying that the investigation is an “active smear campaign” against him. “I am not going anywhere,” he said in a statement.
Last year, Federal Bureau of Investigation officials found nearly $500,000 worth of cash hidden in clothing and closets in Menendez’s home, as well as gold bars and a luxury car that government prosecutors say were related to the senator’s alleged plot to use his power as a senator and chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Menendez said on Monday that he was storing the cash due to his family history in Cuba.
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