{"id":2065347,"date":"2023-10-12T18:32:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T22:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-calls-on-senate-to-expel-menendez-after-foreign-agent-charges\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T18:33:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T22:33:36","slug":"fetterman-calls-on-senate-to-expel-menendez-after-foreign-agent-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-calls-on-senate-to-expel-menendez-after-foreign-agent-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman urges Senate to remove Menendez over foreign agent accusations."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffetterman-calls-on-senate-to-expel-menendez-after-foreign-agent-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2065347&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senator \u200dFetterman Calls \u2062for Expulsion of Senator Menendez<\/h2>\n<p>Senator John Fetterman \u2063of Pennsylvania,\u200c a Democrat,\u2064 has urged the Senate to expel \u200dSenator Bob Menendez of New Jersey\u200b following the latter&#8217;s additional\u2062 federal charges, which accuse him of acting as a foreign agent.\u2062 Fetterman, who was \u200dthe first senator to call for Menendez&#8217;s resignation \u200dwhen he and \u200chis wife were indicted on bribery\u2063 charges, made this statement after the new\u200b indictment was\u2064 announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Senator\u2064 Menendez should not be a U.S. \u200dSenator. He should have\u200c been \u2063gone long ago,&#8221; Fetterman stated. &#8220;It is \u200btime for every one \u200cof my colleagues in the Senate to join me in expelling Senator Menendez. We cannot have\u200c an alleged foreign agent in the United States Senate. This is\u2064 not a\u2062 close call.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While more than half of Senate \u200cDemocrats have\u200c already called for Menendez&#8217;s resignation, Fetterman is\u200d the first to advocate\u200d for expulsion. It \u200dremains to \u200cbe seen if the latest charges will sway those who were previously hesitant to support resignation or if those already calling for Menendez to step aside \u2064will back the expulsion.<\/p>\n<p>Expelling Menendez \u2063would \u2064require two-thirds support in the Senate, \u200cwhich is unlikely due \u2062to the Democrats&#8217; slim majority and opposition \u200cfrom the GOP. Additionally,\u200c the\u2063 fact that 20 Senate Democrats, including \u200dMajority\u2062 Leader Chuck Schumer, believe Menendez should\u2062 have the opportunity\u200c to fight the\u200c charges poses another obstacle.<\/p>\n<p>The federal prosecutors have accused Menendez\u2064 and his wife, Nadine Arslanian \u2063Menendez, of using the senator&#8217;s position on the Senate\u200d Foreign Relations Committee to gain favors from donors and benefit the Egyptian government \u200din exchange for \u200cmoney,\u2062 gold bars, and other valuables. \u2062Menendez, who had to \u2063step \u2064down from \u2064his committee chairmanship after \u2063the previous indictment, has dismissed these charges as \u200dpart of a\u200c smear campaign and \u2062has vowed to fight them. All five co-defendants in the case have pleaded \u200bnot guilty, and Menendez is currently out on \u2064a \u200c$100,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p>Menendez and his wife have not yet entered a plea for \u2064the new charges, but the \u200dsenator stated, \u200c&#8221;I\u200d have\u2064 been, throughout my life, loyal\u200d to only\u2062 one country \u2014 the United States \u2064of America, the land my family chose to\u200b live \u200bin democracy and freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During\u200d a White House press briefing, National \u200dSecurity Council spokesman John\u2063 Kirby declined to \u200ccomment when asked if the Biden administration has considered conducting \u2063an assessment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> \u2064 to read more from The Washington \u2062Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are\u2062 the allegations against\u2064 Senator Menendez regarding his actions as \u2064a foreign agent?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Senator Menendez. We cannot afford to have a member of our legislative body who has been\u2063 indicted on\u200b multiple \u2064charges and accused of acting \u2062as \u2062a foreign agent. This is not the representation that the people of New Jersey or the United States\u2064 deserve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fetterman&#8217;s call for the expulsion of Menendez comes after\u2062 the release \u2064of a new indictment by federal prosecutors. The \u2062charges against Menendez allege that he used his position as a U.S.\u2062 Senator to benefit a wealthy donor in exchange for gifts and political contributions. These charges\u2062 are in addition to the previous bribery charges that Menendez and his wife faced, which were ultimately dropped\u200d in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The allegations of Menendez acting\u200b as a foreign agent raise serious concerns about his loyalty to the United \u2064States. As a senator, it is crucial that\u2064 one&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fetterman-calls-on-senate-to-expel-menendez-after-foreign-agent-charges\/\" title=\"Fetterman urges Senate to remove Menendez over foreign agent accusations.\">allegiance lies solely<\/a> with the country and its\u200b citizens. The fact that \u200cMenendez is facing charges related\u2064 to acting on behalf of a foreign entity undermines the \u2062trust and confidence that the American people should have in their elected officials.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-smith-files-gag-order-against-trump\/\" title=\"Jack Smith files a gag order against President Trump.\">ongoing legal battles faced<\/a> \u200cby Menendez distract from the important \u200bwork that needs to\u2062 be done in Congress. With so many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-bidens-indictment-complicates-reelection\/\" title=\"Biden's son's indictment hampers reelection.\">pressing\u2064 issues facing<\/a> our nation, it is essential\u2064 that we have senators \u2063who are \u200bfully\u200b committed to serving the interests of their constituents and advancing the progress \u2064of our \u2063country. Menendez&#8217;s legal troubles only serve\u2064 as a distraction and hinder the legislative process.<\/p>\n<p>Expelling Menendez from the Senate would send a strong message\u200d that corruption and unethical behavior will not be tolerated in our government. It would demonstrate that the Senate holds \u200cits members to the highest standards \u2063of integrity and that\u200b those who \u2064violate\u2062 the public&#8217;s\u200d trust\u200c will \u200dface \u200csevere consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Some may argue that Senator Menendez is innocent until proven guilty and that he should be allowed to\u2063 continue serving until the legal process is completed. However, \u200bit is important\u200d to remember that expulsion from the Senate is not\u2062 a criminal punishment. It is\u2062 a political \u2062decision made by the elected representatives of\u2063 the\u2064 people. If \u2063the allegations against Menendez are proven true, it is only fitting that he be removed \u2064from office.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2063Senator John Fetterman&#8217;s call for the expulsion of Senator Bob Menendez is a necessary step to uphold the integrity of the Senate and restore public trust in our government. Menendez&#8217;s multiple\u2064 indictments\u2062 and the \u2062serious nature of the charges against him make it \u2063clear that \u2063he is no longer fit \u200bto serve as a senator. It\u200c is time for his colleagues in the Senate to stand up for what \u2062is\u200c right and join \u200bFetterman in calling for his expulsion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) urged the Senate to expel Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) following new federal charges accusing him of being a foreign agent. Fetterman, the initial senator to demand Menendez&#8217;s resignation when he faced bribery charges with his wife, called for swift action against the New Jersey Democrat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2065348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2065347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2065348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2065347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2065347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}