BURLINGTON, VT – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in reaction to Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)’s conviction on 16 felony counts:

“The evidence was heard, due process was granted, and justice was served. That’s what everyone is entitled to in America, and that’s what Senator Menendez got.

“The people of New Jersey, and the United States Senate, as an institution, deserve better. This guilty verdict – with charges of acting as a foreign agent, bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice, among others – make Bob Menendez wholly unfit to serve. In light of his conviction, I once again call on Senator Menendez to resign.”

In September 2023, Senator Welch called on Sen. Menendez to resign.

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