 Menendez said he's innocent and will appeal the verdict. I have never been anything but a patriot of my country and for my country. I have never, ever been a foreign agent. Menendez stepped down as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last September when he was charged. Soon after the verdict was read, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Menendez should resign, and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said the Senate should expel Menendez if he doesn't. Christopher Cruz, CBS News.