The former chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee faces federal charges of bribery and conspiring to act as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government.
Sen. Bob Menendez will not be attending an all-senators classified briefing on Israel on Wednesday, after some of his colleagues aired concerns that his presence would risk national security.Keeping up with politics is easy with The 5-Minute Fix Newsletter, in your inbox weekdays.
He has defied his colleagues’ calls for him to resign in the wake of the charges, which he denies, leading to an embarrassing situation for Democrats. Sen. John Fetterman has called for a vote to expel him from the body altogether, leading Menendez to charge on Monday that Fetterman is “obsessed” with him.
“Hey, I have a question for a friend,” Fetterman asked reporters Tuesday. “If someone has been accused of being a foreign agent for Egypt, should they be allowed to attend a classified briefing on Israel tomorrow?”The answer, apparently, is no. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said on Tuesday that Menendez will not attend an all-senators briefing on the conflict in Israel and Gaza that will include Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and other top administration officials.
Schumer announced last month that Menendez would step down as chair of the Foreign Relations Committee “temporarily” while his court case plays out. He still sits on the committee. “I think these are really serious charges that he’s facing, and as a number of my colleagues have said, I’m hoping that Senator Menendez will reconsider his earlier decision to continue forward,” said Sen. Mike Rounds, a Republican from South Dakota who sits on the Intelligence Committee.“I’m just going to continue bringing it up again and again and again,” he said, joking that maybe he is “obsessed” with the senator. “Maybe I am, I don’t know.
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