Menendez rejects calls to resign after indictment, claims he will be 'exonerated' #shorts

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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) spoke out publicly for the first time on Monday following his indictment on federal bribery charges last week, rejecting growing pressure from fellow Democrats to resign, claiming they have "rushed to judgment."

"Throughout this whole process, I firmly believe after all the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I will still be New Jersey's senior senator," Menendez said, speaking from Hudson County Community College in Union City, New Jersey, the city where he grew up and got his political start.

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