MAPLEWOOD DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE CALLS FOR MENENDEZ’S RESIGNATION

The Maplewood Democrats are gravely concerned about the seriousness of the charges brought against Senator Menendez in the second indictment brought against him in just a few short years. Our Committee, along with Governor Phil Murphy, Senator Cory Booker, our Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, the Essex County Democratic Committee, and many other elected officials and Democratic organizations from across our State and Country, call for his immediate resignation.

The Maplewood Democrats believe that no elected official, of any party, should continue to serve in office when sufficient evidence has been presented to a grand jury warranting their issuance of an indictment for crimes as serious as those alleged here. Senator Menendez has a right to the legal presumption of innocence, and will be afforded due process in a court of law. Nevertheless, the grand jury indictment includes alleged actions by Senator Menendez that, if a jury finds him guilty, demonstrate an extreme breach of the public trust. To defend upon such serious charges would make it impossible to effectively serve the over nine million people who reside in New Jersey. We call on Senator Menendez to resign immediately.