White House concedes Menendez charges 'a serious matter' #shorts

The White House welcomed Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-NJ) decision to relinquish control of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as the senator defends himself from corruption charges.

"I'm going to be very clear: This is a serious matter. We see this as a serious matter," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday. "We believe [the] senator stepping down from his chairmanship was the right thing to do, obviously, the right thing to do."

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