Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) claimed he was not surprised former New York GOP Rep. George Santos was removed from the House of Representatives on Friday but that it should be a warning sign for a senator who is doing “more sinister” crimes.
Fetterman said Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is more of a senator for Egypt than he is for New Jersey after Menendez was accused of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act through his work on behalf of the government of Egypt without registering as a foreign agent. Fetterman has led the charge in getting the senator removed from Congress.
GEORGE SANTOS EXPELLED FROM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
“Sen. Menendez needs to go, and if you are going to expel Santos, how can you allow somebody like Menendez to remain in the Senate?” Fetterman asked on ABC’s The View on Friday. “He has the right for his day in court and all that, but he doesn’t have the right to have those kinds of votes and things that — that’s not a right. And I think we need to make that kind of decision to send him out.”
Fetterman initially called for Menendez to resign after he and his wife were indicted on federal bribery charges but renewed the call after he was accused of working for Egypt. He also claimed he would support a vote to expel Menendez if the senator did not resign. Menendez and his wife have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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“Mr. Fetterman appears to think he’s judge, jury, and executioner. The junior Senator from Pennsylvania seems to be more interested in clickbait than justice,” Menendez told Politico. “He cannot say he stands for core constitutional principles of due process and the presumption of innocence when he is actively working to undermine my rights. I’m confident when all the facts are presented, I will be exonerated and the Senator will have to eat his words.”
The latest comments comes after the House voted to expel Santos, following a House Ethics Committee report that accused the New Yorker of misusing campaign funds. Santos had previously announced that he would not seek reelection in 2024 but refused to step down voluntarily.
