The senator from New Jersey is innocent until he is found guilty, but like the former president, he's already proved himself unworthy of the public's trust.
The condemnation of indicted Sen. Robert Menendez by fellow Democrats stands in contrast to the see-no-evil response of Republicans to the serial indictments of former President Trump.As well they should be shaken. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut who has justifiably criticized Egypt’s human rights record, went so far as to tell Punchbowl News that the Senate should investigate “whether Egypt was running an illicit influence campaign on the Foreign Relations Committee.
Leaving it to Menendez to resign or not may seem weak. In fact, the House and Senate rarely move to expel a member, and for good reason: The voters back home should choose, except in the most heinous circumstances. That said, the circumstances embroiling Menendez now argue for giving him a strong verbal push.
And for that, you’d think Republicans would have beaten Democrats to the punch, particularly considering that the senator is up for reelection next year — in a blue state, to be sure — and Democrats’ narrow majority leaves Senate control up for grabs. But no — we’re talking about the Trumpian party of ethical blinders. The gang so vested in defending the indefensible Trump that it shies from castigating others for fear of being accused of hypocrisy. The party so hostile to federal prosecutors, again out of loyalty to Trump, that Republicans would rather beat up the Justice Department than flay an indicted Democrat. Most have remained silent.after it was noted that he continues to stand by New York Rep.
Democrats aren’t saints, as Menendez illustrates. And Republicans are not all sinners. But by Republicans’ tolerance of the sinner Trump, they’re redefining their party platform relative to Democrats’. Theirs is the one that condones the unethical and even the criminal.
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