GIO? >> Gio: THAT WILL PUT THE >> Gio: THAT WILL PUT THE PRESIDENT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF PRESIDENT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT DISPUTE. THAT DISPUTE. FAITH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. FAITH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>> WE TURN TO SENATOR BOB >>> WE TURN TO SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ AND THE GROWING CALLS MENENDEZ AND THE GROWING CALLS FOR HIS RESIGNATION AFTER FOR HIS RESIGNATION AFTER BRIBERY CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED BRIBERY CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST HIM AND HIS WIFE. AGAINST HIM AND HIS WIFE. HE IS REFUSING TO STEP DOWN AND HE IS REFUSING TO STEP DOWN AND MORGAN NORWOOD IS HERE WITH THE MORGAN NORWOOD IS HERE WITH THE REACTION TO IT ALL. REACTION TO IT ALL. >> Reporter: SENATOR MENENDEZ >> Reporter: SENATOR MENENDEZ STEPPED DOWN ALREADY AS HEAD OF STEPPED DOWN ALREADY AS HEAD OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, THE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF POLITICIANS WANT HIM OUT ALL POLITICIANS WANT HIM OUT ALL TOGETHER AND THIS MORNING TOGETHER AND THIS MORNING MENENDEZ IS REFUSING TO GIVE UP MENENDEZ IS REFUSING TO GIVE UP THE SENATE SEAT WITHOUT A FIGHT. THE SENATE SEAT WITHOUT A FIGHT. THIS MORNING NEW JERSEY SENATOR THIS MORNING NEW JERSEY SENATOR ROBERT MENENDEZ FACING A GROWING ROBERT MENENDEZ FACING A GROWING NUMBER OF CALLS TO RESIGN AFTER NUMBER OF CALLS TO RESIGN AFTER HE AND HIS WIFE WERE INDICTED ON HE AND HIS WIFE WERE INDICTED ON FEDERAL CORRUPTION CHARGES. FEDERAL CORRUPTION CHARGES. NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY CALLING THE ALLEGATIONS DEEPLY CALLING THE ALLEGATIONS DEEPLY DISTURBING AND SERIOUS CHARGES DISTURBING AND SERIOUS CHARGES THAT IMPACT NATIONAL SECURITY, THAT IMPACT NATIONAL SECURITY, ECHOED BY A CHORUS OF NEW JERSEY ECHOED BY A CHORUS OF NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATS. DEMOCRATS. BUT OVERNIGHT MENENDEZ WHO HAS BUT OVERNIGHT MENENDEZ WHO HAS TEMPORARILY STEPPED DOWN AS PART TEMPORARILY STEPPED DOWN AS PART OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE, DEFIANT SAYING, I AM COMMITTEE, DEFIANT SAYING, I AM UPON NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE UPON NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE AND DOUBLING DOWN ON HIS ALLEGED AND DOUBLING DOWN ON HIS ALLEGED INNOCENCE. INNOCENCE. THE INDICTMENT LAYS OUT A PLAN THE INDICTMENT LAYS OUT A PLAN THAT AUTHORITIES SAY WAS AIMED THAT AUTHORITIES SAY WAS AIMED AT BENEFITTING EGYPT'S AT BENEFITTING EGYPT'S GOVERNMENT AND THREE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND THREE AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN. BUSINESSMEN. >> THE SENATOR AND HIS WIFE >> THE SENATOR AND HIS WIFE ACCEPTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS ACCEPTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS IN BRIBES IN EXCHANGE FOR IN BRIBES IN EXCHANGE FOR SENATOR MENENDEZ TO USE HIS SENATOR MENENDEZ TO USE HIS POWER AND INFLUENCE TO PROTECT POWER AND INFLUENCE TO PROTECT AND ENRICH THOSE BUSINESSMEN. AND ENRICH THOSE BUSINESSMEN. >> Reporter: THE INDICTMENT >> Reporter: THE INDICTMENT ALLEGES THE BUSINESSMEN FLOODED ALLEGES THE BUSINESSMEN FLOODED MENENDEZ AND HIS WIFE WITH MENENDEZ AND HIS WIFE WITH LAVISH GIFTS, MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, LAVISH GIFTS, MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, MERCEDES-BENZ, THOUSANDS IN MERCEDES-BENZ, THOUSANDS IN SOLID GOLD BARS AND CLOSE TO SOLID GOLD BARS AND CLOSE TO $500,000 IN COLD HARD CASH. $500,000 IN COLD HARD CASH. FBI AGENTS RAIDING THE SENATOR'S FBI AGENTS RAIDING THE SENATOR'S NEW JERSEY HOME WHERE NEW JERSEY HOME WHERE PROSECUTORS SAY THEY FOUND MONEY PROSECUTORS SAY THEY FOUND MONEY STUFFED IN ENVELOPES, HIDDEN IN STUFFED IN ENVELOPES, HIDDEN IN SAFES AND INSIDE THE SENATOR'S SAFES AND INSIDE THE SENATOR'S CONGRESSIONAL JACKET. CONGRESSIONAL JACKET. AUTHORITIES ALLEGE THE GIFTS AUTHORITIES ALLEGE THE GIFTS WERE AN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING WERE AN EXCHANGE FOR PROVIDING EGYPT WITH SENSITIVE GOVERNMENT EGYPT WITH SENSITIVE GOVERNMENT INTEL AND FOREIGN AID. INTEL AND FOREIGN AID. ACCORDING TO THE INDICTMENT, ACCORDING TO THE INDICTMENT, THE PLOT STRETCHED FAR BEYOND THE PLOT STRETCHED FAR BEYOND FOREIGN AID AND THAT MENENDEZ FOREIGN AID AND THAT MENENDEZ USED HIS INFLUENCE TO USED HIS INFLUENCE TO AFFECT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. AFFECT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. ANOTHER THING I WANT YOU TO KEEP ANOTHER THING I WANT YOU TO KEEP IN MIND, HE IS UP FOR IN MIND, HE IS UP FOR RE-ELECTION IN 2024 AND THE CASE RE-ELECTION IN 2024 AND THE CASE COULD JEOPARDIZE DEMOCRATS COULD JEOPARDIZE DEMOCRATS ATTEMPT TO EXPAND THEIR RAZOR ATTEMPT TO EXPAND THEIR RAZOR THIN SENATE MAJORITY. THIN SENATE MAJORITY. >> Janai: A STORY THAT IS JUST