DEEP DIVE: Will Sen. Menendez choose to step down amid bribery indictment?
Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian government of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in exchange for bribes.
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Sen. Bob Menendez was charged Friday with secretly aiding the authoritarian government of Egypt and trying to thwart the criminal prosecution of a friend in exchange for gold bars and cash under a corruption indictment that accuses him of using his foreign affairs influence for personal gain.
Democrats around New Jersey are calling for the senator to step down.
News 12 New Jersey spoke with Rider University political expert Micah Rasmussen about what all this means for the Garden State.
WATCH: Full interview with Micah Rasmussen
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