The end of 2017 has seen a spate of resignations from Congress, as Reps. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) and John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) all stepped down or promised to step down due to sexual harassment allegations. All three did so under pressure from their own party. It shows that in between elections, the parties can indeed police themselves and don’t need to hide behind excuses of “letting the voters decide.”

Which brings me to Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), whose recent prosecution on corruption charges ended in a mistrial. Democrats should not wait for a new jury or Ethics Committee investigation: The known facts are damning enough for them to demand Menendez’s resignation.

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