Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just the latest voice in a Democratic chorus calling for the New Jersey senator to leave office

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has joined the calls for Bob Menendez to resign, after the Democratic US senator from New Jersey was charged with accepting gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz and other gifts as bribes.

Speaking on Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez said the charges against Menendez were “extremely serious” and he should step down.

A growing number of Democrats are calling for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey in the Senate since 2006, to resign.

Menendez is accused of using his position to aid Egypt’s authoritarian government and pressuring federal prosecutors to drop a case against a friend.

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    1 year ago

    No consequences from the Party.

    Democrats believe in The Process, rather than just forcing him out of the Party immediately.

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      So you’re mad that they want there to be an investigation into wrong-doing rather than just jumping straight to the punishment?

      It’s not like AOC can kick him out of the Senate from her seat in the house.

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          Seriously? Where do you think the indictment came from?

          He’s being charged in federal court. Are you mad that the Democratic party itself isn’t conducting the investigation?

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            Do you think the Democratic Party has no levers of power that it could use on him right now? It seems pretty damn clear cut - they found fucking gold bars! There’s pictures!

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              Jesus Christ man, it’s been like two days. If things keep going the way it looks like they’re going, he’ll be gone soon enough.

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                We’ll see.

                Actually, after arguing about it for a while, I feel like the Party will probably oust him if it stays in the news cycle. As long as something newsworthy doesn’t come along and push this out of the headlines, he’s gone. His only hope is something more interesting happens.