The White House weighed in on the charges against Sen. Bob Menendez on Monday, saying it was a 'serious matter' but declining to call for his resignation.
White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre says Menendez' charges are a "serious matter."
Jean-Pierre made the comments in response to questions from reporters at Monday's White House press briefing. Multiple prominent Democrats have already called on"Now that [Menendez] has said that he is not going anywhere, and given that President Biden is the leader of the Democratic Party, does the president believe that a person facing allegations that are as serious as the allegations that are confronting the senator – that there is any place for someone like Sen.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre weighed in on the federal bribery charges against Sen. Bob Menendez on Monday, saying it was a"serious matter," but declining to call for his resignation.
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