Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty on all counts in corruption charges

Menendez is running for re-election to his New Jersey seat as an independent. His conviction does not preclude him from serving in the Senate, but many Democrats had already called on him to resign.

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was found guilty on all counts after his trial on charges of accepting bribes, including cash and gold bars, to benefit the governments of Egypt and Qatar.

Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York whose office prosecuted the case, hailed the verdict, saying Menendez’s “years of selling his office to the higher bidder have finally come to an end.”