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The US Senate Ethics Committee has informed Sen. Bob Menendez, who was found guilty of corruption last week, that it has taken the first steps to investigate whether he violated ethics rules, which could lead to his removal from Senate, the heads of the commission said on Monday.
"The commission plans to conduct this review expeditiously," Democratic Chairman Chris Coons and Republican Vice Chairman James Lankford said in a statement.
The senator's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Senator Menendez has resisted calls for his resignation, including from the governor of New Jersey, his home state and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, after he was found guilty in federal court in New York on 16 criminal charges, including bribery.
Menendez, who has represented New Jersey in the Senate since 2006, has said he will appeal the decision. He and his wife had accepted gold bullion and cash as well as car and home loan payments as bribes from three businessmen in exchange for billions of dollars in US aid to Egypt, with one of the businessmen having ties to government officials. to the government.
Democratic Senator Menendez is running for re-election as an independent. His party has nominated lawmaker Andy Kim for his seat in November./ VOA
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