Menendez was known in DC as 'crooked for a long time,' ethics lawyer says, amid bipartisan resignation calls

Embattled New Jersey Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, the subject of a 39-page bribery and corruption indictment Friday, has long been known in D.C. circles as "corrupt" and should resign immediately, critics said Friday. Menendez is facing resignation calls.with some citing his role as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee as a serious conflict of interest given his indictment alleging untoward dealings with the Egyptian government. He temporarily stepped down from his chairmanship following Friday's federal indictment. Richard Painter, a longtime ethics lawyer who served in the George W....