Menendez to address fellow Democratic senators Thursday amid indictment, Schumer says
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he expects embattled Sen. Bob Menendez to address fellow Democratic senators during a closed-door lunch Thursday. Sen. Bob Menendez is expected to address his fellow Democratic senators behind closed doors Thursday with over half of them calling on him to resign. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who on Wednesday stopped short of calling for Menendez's resignation after he pleaded not guilty earlier in the day on bribery and extortion charges, said "we'll see what happens after" the closed-door lunch. Asked directly whether he believed Menendez should resign, he only reiterated that "we will see what happens" after Menendez's address to Democrats. "Like you, I'm just deeply disappointed. I was disturbed when I read the indictment . I've known Sen. Menendez a very long time and it was truly, truly upsetting," Schumer said. "But we all know that [for] senators , there is a much, m...