4 Senate Democrats signal they would vote to expel Menendez

Four Senate Democrats in tough races said Tuesday that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) should resign or face a vote of expulsion from the Senate after a New York jury found him guilty on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, fraud, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent.

Their statements will ratchet up pressure on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to bring an expulsion resolution to the Senate floor or refer the matter to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics.

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