Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday called on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign just minutes after the New Jersey Democrat was found guilty by a Manhattan jury of acting as a foreign agent as part of a yearslong bribery and conspiracy scheme.

“In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign,” Schumer said in a statement.

Menendez, 70, is set to be sentenced Oct. 29. He was found guilty on all 16 counts. The most serious charges of extortion and wire fraud carry a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Menendez faces a maximum of 222 years in prison, but it’s likely any sentences would run concurrently. 

Schumer previously said Menendez’s alleged actions were unbecoming of a senator but stopped short of urging him to resign from the chamber.

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Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), the Democratic Senate nominee for Menendez’s seat that is up for reelection in November, doubled down on his call for the incumbent to step aside.

“This is a sad and somber day for New Jersey and our country,” Kim said in a statement. “Our public servants should work for the people, and today we saw the people judge Senator Menendez as guilty and unfit to serve. I called on Senator Menendez to step down when these charges were first made public, and now that he has been found guilty, I believe the only course of action for him is to resign his seat immediately.”

This is a developing news story and will be updated with additional information.