“Three U.S. senators on Wednesday called for the resignation of a federal judge accused of beating his wife in an Atlanta hotel room last month.

Senators Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions, both Republicans of Alabama, joined Senator Claire McCaskill, a Missouri Democrat, in calling for the resignation of Alabama-based U.S. District Court Judge Mark Fuller.

“Judge Fuller’s unacceptable personal conduct violates the trust that has been placed in him. He can no longer effectively serve in his position and should step down,” Sessions said in a statement.

The calls for Fuller’s resignation come amid a furor over the National Football League’s treatment of players accused or convicted of domestic violence, which critics say has been too lenient.” *

John Iadarola (http://www.twitter.com/jiadarola) and Ana Kasparian (http://www.twitter.com/AnaKasparian) discuss.

*Read more here from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/17/senators-mark-fuller-resign_n_5839830.html