Senate ethics panel to 'review' Menendez in advance of possible expulsion, censure

Senate Ethics Committee leaders on Monday notified convicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) that panel members have voted to “initiate an adjudicatory review of his alleged violations of Senate Rules,” setting the stage for a possible future vote to expel or censure him.

Ethics Chairman Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Vice Chairman James Lankford (R-Okla.) said that the committee “anticipates completing the adjudicatory review promptly.”

“An adjudicatory review is required when the committee considers disciplinary actions...