"The Committee anticipates completing the adjudicatory review
promptly," Democratic Chairman Chris Coons and Republican Vice
Chairman James Lankford said in the statement.
The senator's office did not immediately respond to a request
for comment
Menendez has remained defiant in the face of calls for his
resignation, including from the governor of New Jersey, his home
state, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, after he was
convicted on 16 criminal counts including bribery in federal
court in New York. Menendez, who has represented New Jersey in
the U.S. Senate since 2006, has said he will appeal the verdict.
Menendez and his wife accepted cash, gold bars and car and
mortgage payments as bribes from three businessmen in exchange
for steering billions of dollars in U.S. aid to Egypt, where one
of the businessmen had ties to government officials.
Menendez, a Democrat, is running for reelection as an
independent. His party has nominated U.S. Representative Andy
Kim to fill his seat in November.
(Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Scott Malone and Leslie
Adler)
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