Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) plans to give back $5,000 that Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) donated to his U.S. Senate campaign last year.
The Pennsylvania Democrat, who was the first senator to call on the New Jersey politician to resign, will return the donation in envelopes full of $100 bills in a reference to evidence laid out by prosecutors in an indictment alleging that Menendez engaged in corruption with three associates and businessmen, reported The Messenger.
"Senator Menendez should resign. He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence, but he cannot continue to wield influence over national policy, especially given the serious and specific nature of the allegations," Fetterman posted on Saturday. "I hope he chooses an honorable exit and focuses on his trial."
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The indictment accuses Menendez and his wife Nadine of accepting bribes paid in the form of a new Mercedes-Benz C-300 convertible, gold bars valued at more than $100,000 and stacks of $100 bills, although the senator has denied wrongdoing and vowed to remain in office.
Menendez’s leadership committee New Millennium PAC donated $5,000 to Fetterman's campaign shortly before he won his November 2022 election, although the Pennsylvania senator's team began working to give that back after calling on the New Jersey senator to step down.
