Bob Menendez Will Resign from Senate

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has told allies that he will resign from Congress after being convicted on federal corruption charges, NBC News reports.

“Menendez, who had been defiant for months in the face of calls from dozens of Senate Democrats to resign, appears to have finally relented after the guilty verdict and growing threats to expel him if he refused.”

“He is calling allies to them of his intention to resign, these sources said, ending would end a three-decade career in Congress that included a powerful committee chairmanship, writing major legislation and two criminal trials over allegations of corruption.”