Inside Bob Menendez’s downfall: ‘The arrogance went to his head’
5 months, 1 week ago

Inside Bob Menendez’s downfall: ‘The arrogance went to his head’

Politico  

But this isn’t 2017. “Every step of the way he’s operated in a questionable manner while at the same time being extremely well-versed in policy, very smart in his politics, and at the same time having a natural base in the Latino community.” Even Fulop — who began his political career in 2004 with a hopeless primary campaign against Menendez, then a member of the House — credited the senator with getting important things done for New Jersey, like advocating for a light rail that “transformed” public transit in his home base of Hudson County, just across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Most of New Jersey’s Democratic establishment stuck with the younger Menendez in his successful primary reelection run against Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla. Reformer to defendant Menendez was shaped by New Jersey’s boss-driven political system much the way he would later shape it. The conviction news could actually be construed as positive for New Jersey Democrats, since it makes a Menendez independent bid harder to gain traction at Kim’s expense.

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New Jersey governor’s former chief of staff to replace Menendez, but only until November election
4 months, 1 week ago

New Jersey governor’s former chief of staff to replace Menendez, but only until November election

Associated Press  

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Democratic Gov. “I expressed to them that this approach will allow the democratically chosen winner of this year’s election to embark on the smallest possible transition into office so they can provide the best possible representation for the people of New Jersey,” Murphy said at a news conference outside his office. The governor said he …

US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction
5 months ago

US Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez will resign Aug. 20 following his conviction for taking bribes for corrupt acts including acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, he wrote in a letter to New Jersey’s governor obtained by The Associated Press. The Senate received a copy of Menendez’s resignation letter, according to Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont, who …

Democrats consider expelling Menendez from the Senate after conviction in bribery trial
5 months ago

Democrats consider expelling Menendez from the Senate after conviction in bribery trial

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez has shown no sign he will voluntarily resign from the Senate following his conviction on bribery charges, leaving Democratic senators contemplating an expulsion effort to force him from office. While under indictment, Menendez stepped down as chair of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but continued to attend classified briefings — a move that irked …

What happens to Sen. Bob Menendez's seat after his conviction?
5 months, 1 week ago

What happens to Sen. Bob Menendez's seat after his conviction?

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Democrat Bob Menendez on Tuesday became one of just a handful of U.S. senators to be convicted of a crime while in office — and the first ever found guilty of being an agent of a foreign government — raising questions about whether he will be able to serve out the remainder of his term. …

Chuck Schumer Calls On Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez To Resign
5 months, 1 week ago

Chuck Schumer Calls On Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez To Resign

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called on Sen. Bob Menendez to resign, minutes after his longtime Democratic colleague was found guilty on federal corruption charges. “I reiterate my call for Senator Menendez to resign immediately after being found guilty of endangering national security and the integrity of our criminal justice system,” New Jersey …

Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial
5 months, 1 week ago

Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A jury deliberating over 18 charges at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez in New York City asked the judge on Monday if unanimity is required to acquit “on a single count.” Hours later they recessed for the day without reaching a verdict. Their written note asked: “Does a not guilty verdict on a single count …

Menendez Sold Power of His Office to Aid Businessmen, US Says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Menendez Sold Power of His Office to Aid Businessmen, US Says

Live Mint  

US Senator Bob Menendez corruptly accepted bribes of gold, cash and a Mercedes Benz for using his power to help businessmen and to serve as a foreign agent of Egypt, a prosecutor told jurors Monday at the end of his two-month trial. Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, illegally enriched himself and his wife, Nadine, by offering his influence for a …

Turmoil rocks New Jersey’s Democratic political bosses just in time for an election
6 months ago

Turmoil rocks New Jersey’s Democratic political bosses just in time for an election

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — Being a political boss in New Jersey ain’t what it used to be. Monday’s indictment on racketeering charges of Democratic power broker George E. Norcross III by state Attorney General Matt Platkin caps a series of blows to influential figures in the state’s dominant political party and adds to a sense of turbulence in the blue-state stronghold. …

New Jersey businessman tells jury that bribes paid off with Sen. Bob Menendez
6 months, 1 week ago

New Jersey businessman tells jury that bribes paid off with Sen. Bob Menendez

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New Jersey businessman who prosecutors say bribed Sen. Bob Menendez testified Monday that the Democrat told him in summer 2019 that he’d look into a state criminal probe threatening his business and later assured him there was no threat and boasted about saving him. Uribe said he brought up the subject of investigations directly with the …

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife is excused from court after cancer surgery
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife is excused from court after cancer surgery

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The wife of Sen. Bob Menendez was excused Wednesday from appearing in court next week after her lawyer said she’s experiencing intense and chronic pain after surgery to treat cancer. She was scheduled to attend a pretrial hearing next Wednesday in Manhattan federal court before her lawyer, Barry Coburn, asked that her appearance be waived after the …

Why AP called Rep. Rob Menendez the winner in New Jersey U.S. House primary: Race call explained
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why AP called Rep. Rob Menendez the winner in New Jersey U.S. House primary: Race call explained

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Rob Menendez the winner of the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District based on the incumbent’s lead throughout the district in initial vote results. The safe Democratic seat was not in danger of falling into Republicans’ hands this November regardless of who won the primary, but the race …

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey to seek independent reelection bid amid federal corruption trial

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run as an independent candidate for reelection. Asked on his way into court Monday if he’s changing political parties, Menendez said in Spanish, “no, independent doesn’t mean I’m changing.” Later Monday, Menendez told reporters who …

Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey to seek reelection as independent
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey to seek reelection as independent

LA Times  

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who is on trial on federal bribery charges in New York, has filed to run for reelection as an independent candidate. Asked on his way into court Monday if he’s changing political parties, Menendez said in Spanish, “No, independent doesn’t mean I’m changing.” Menendez listed his party in documents filed with the …

At Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, prosecutors highlight his wife’s desperate finances
6 months, 3 weeks ago

At Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, prosecutors highlight his wife’s desperate finances

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial showed jurors hundreds of texts, emails and phone calls over two days that show his girlfriend-turned-wife’s desperate financial situation before New Jersey businessmen she had long known came to the rescue. Prosecutors elicited the evidence through the testimony of an FBI agent for a second day Wednesday as they sought …

Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial focuses on his wife’s New Jersey home
7 months ago

Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial focuses on his wife’s New Jersey home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New Jersey businessman rescued the home of Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife from foreclosure just as the Democrat allegedly helped him secure a lucrative business relationship with Egypt, a lawyer testifying at his bribery trial said Monday. Attorney John Moldovan told a Manhattan federal court jury that he was working for the businessman, Wael Hana, in July …

Sen. Bob Menendez Reveals Wife Has Breast Cancer As Bribery Trial Begins
7 months, 1 week ago

Sen. Bob Menendez Reveals Wife Has Breast Cancer As Bribery Trial Begins

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday that his wife has breast cancer and will require a mastectomy, a revelation made just as the presentation of evidence began at his New York bribery trial. We hope and pray for the best results.” Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive at the federal courthouse in …

Lawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife
7 months, 1 week ago

Lawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A lawyer for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez blamed the politician’s wife Wednesday for his legal problems, telling a jury at the start of a corruption trial that the Democrat wasn’t aware his spouse had taken gifts from a trio of businessmen and didn’t know about cash and gold bars hidden in a closet at their New Jersey …

Bob Menendez Bribe Trial Over Gold Bars, Cash Begins in New York
7 months, 1 week ago

Bob Menendez Bribe Trial Over Gold Bars, Cash Begins in New York

Hindustan Times  

The bribery trial of Senator Robert Menendez begins Monday with the embattled New Jersey Democrat potentially blaming his wife for his predicament and seeking to call a psychiatrist to defend why he hoarded the $480,000 in cash and 13 gold bars FBI agents found in his house. Bob Menendez Bribe Trial Over Gold Bars, Cash Begins in New York Jury …

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules
8 months, 1 week ago

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will be tried separately on allegations that they participated in a bribery scheme, a federal judge ruled Thursday after Nadine Menendez’s lawyers argued that she requires treatment for a serious medical condition. “This trial is going forward without Mrs. Menendez” in order to “give some stability and certainty to all …

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won’t run in Democratic primary
9 months ago

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won’t run in Democratic primary

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday he won’t run in the Democratic primary as he faces federal corruption charges, but he left open the possibility that he would reenter the race as an independent later this year if he is exonerated at a trial. Menendez’s announcement comes four days before a state deadline to …

Indicted Sen. Menendez is skipping Democratic primary — but won’t be counted out just yet
9 months ago

Indicted Sen. Menendez is skipping Democratic primary — but won’t be counted out just yet

LA Times  

Sen. Robert Menendez said in his video announcement Thursday that he may reenter the Senate race as an independent if he’s exonerated of federal corruption charges. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday he won’t run in the state’s Democratic primary as he faces federal corruption charges, but he left open the possibility that he might reenter the race …

Chaos Erupts At New Jersey Democrats Event Amid Fears Of Meddling In Senate Primary
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Chaos Erupts At New Jersey Democrats Event Amid Fears Of Meddling In Senate Primary

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING FLEMINGTON, N.J. – U.S. Rep. Andy Kim won the endorsement of the Hunterdon County Democratic Committee for his Senate campaign on Sunday, but not before a bit of party insider hijinks threatened to derail proceedings with allegations of favoritism toward Kim’s chief rival, New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy. The endorsements of county parties are highly sought …

Ex-TV news reporter is running as a Republican for Bob Menendez’s Senate seat in New Jersey
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-TV news reporter is running as a Republican for Bob Menendez’s Senate seat in New Jersey

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — A former TV news reporter known for his aggressive on-camera demeanor is getting into New Jersey’s U.S. Senate race as a Republican candidate for the seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who’s facing federal corruption charges. Alex Zdan, 38, a former news reporter for News 12 New Jersey, announced his candidacy Friday in an online …

Sen. Bob Menendez says gold bars and cash at his residence were illegally found and seized
11 months ago

Sen. Bob Menendez says gold bars and cash at his residence were illegally found and seized

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez wants a New York judge to toss out much of the evidence in the bribery prosecution against him, saying investigators illegally searched his residence as revenge because the Democrat defeated a prior prosecution in his home state. “The government’s apparent zeal to ‘get back’ at Senator Menendez for defeating its prior prosecution …

Fetterman backs Andy Kim as Democrats scramble to keep Menendez’s Senate seat in New Jersey
11 months ago

Fetterman backs Andy Kim as Democrats scramble to keep Menendez’s Senate seat in New Jersey

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has backed Rep. Andy Kim in the congressman’s bid to win a contested primary for New Jersey’s Senate seat, as Democrats jockey to push indicted Sen. Bob Menendez out of office. Fetterman called Kim, a three-term congressman from southern New Jersey’s 3rd District, a man of integrity and “deep honor.” Without mentioning …

What about Bob? Some NJ Democrats want Menendez to move on so they can fight for his Senate seat
1 year ago

What about Bob? Some NJ Democrats want Menendez to move on so they can fight for his Senate seat

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. It wasn’t a reference to the 1991 Bill Murray flick but to Bob Menendez, the incumbent U.S. senator whose political influence placed him atop the state Democratic Party food chain. Menendez, for his part, hasn’t said whether he’ll seek another term but vows that he’s “not going anywhere.” Jason Tuber, …

Prosecutors say Menendez and his wife were agents of Egypt government
1 year, 2 months ago

Prosecutors say Menendez and his wife were agents of Egypt government

Raw Story  

Sen. Bob Menendez is getting his indictment updated by federal prosecutors who now contend that he and his wife conspired to have him act as an agent of the Egyptian government, the Associated Press reported. "The superseding indictment, filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, accuses Menendez of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, which requires people to register with …

The curious case of Bob Menendez's Republican defenders
1 year, 2 months ago

The curious case of Bob Menendez's Republican defenders

Salon  

As Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., remains mired in scandal after being federally indicted on corruption charges last week, his Democratic colleagues in Congress have seemingly rushed to distance themselves. "Senator Menendez has a right to test the government's evidence in court, just like any other citizen," Cotton wrote on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. "He should be judged …

US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case
1 year, 2 months ago

US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for wielding his political influence to secretly advance Egyptian interests and do favors for local businessmen. 2 Senate Democrat, saying “he should step down.” More than half of Senate Democrats …

US Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to corruption charges
1 year, 2 months ago

US Senator Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to corruption charges

Al Jazeera  

Menendez, who is accused of accepting bribes to advance Egyptian government interests, faces growing calls to resign. Top United States Senator Bob Menendez has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges amid growing calls for his resignation. The senator’s four co-defendants – his wife Nadine Menendez and businessmen Jose Uribe, Fred Daibes and Wael Hana – also pleaded not guilty this …

Republican Tom Cotton says 'Gold Bar' Bob Menendez should get to fight corruption charges in court and accuses Democrats of ditching him as he blasts DOJ's 'troubling record of failure'
1 year, 2 months ago

Republican Tom Cotton says 'Gold Bar' Bob Menendez should get to fight corruption charges in court and accuses Democrats of ditching him as he blasts DOJ's 'troubling record of failure'

Daily Mail  

Just as an onslaught of Democratic senators have demanded indicted Bob Menendez hand in his resignation, the New Jersey senator has found strange bedfellows in some of his Republican colleagues. Just as an onslaught of Democratic senators have demanded indicted Bob Menendez hand in his resignation, the New Jersey senator has found one rare defender in Republican Sen. Tom Cotton …

Democratic Sen. Menendez rejects calls to resign and says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds
1 year, 2 months ago

Democratic Sen. Menendez rejects calls to resign and says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds

Associated Press  

UNION CITY, N.J. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges on Monday, saying nearly half a million dollars in cash authorities found in his home was from his personal savings, not from bribes, and was on hand for emergencies. “I recognize this will be the biggest fight yet, but as I …

Menendez rejects calls to resign and says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds
1 year, 2 months ago

Menendez rejects calls to resign and says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds

LA Times  

Sen. Robert Menendez speaks during a press conference on Monday in Union City, N.J. Menendez defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges, saying cash that authorities found in his home was from his savings account and was on hand for emergencies, and wasn’t bribe proceeds. Democratic U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back against federal corruption charges …

Sen. Bob Menendez repeatedly suggests he is being targeted because he is Latino
1 year, 2 months ago

Sen. Bob Menendez repeatedly suggests he is being targeted because he is Latino

LA Times  

Sen. Bob Menendez has resisted calls for him to resign after he and his wife, Nadine, were indicted Friday on bribery charges, repeatedly suggesting he is being targeted because of his heritage. “Those behind this campaign simply cannot accept that a first-generation Latino American from humble beginnings could rise to be a U.S. senator and serve with honor and distinction,” …

Menendez gains a primary opponent as calls for his resignation grow after indictment
1 year, 3 months ago

Menendez gains a primary opponent as calls for his resignation grow after indictment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey announced on Saturday that he will run against Sen. Robert Menendez in the state’s Democratic primary for Senate next year, saying he feels compelled to run against the three-term senator after he and his wife were indicted on sweeping corruption charges. I believe it’s time we restore faith in our democracy, and …

5 Crazy Details From The Bob Menendez Indictment
1 year, 3 months ago

5 Crazy Details From The Bob Menendez Indictment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Federal prosecutors on Friday announced corruption charges against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, alleging they took bribes in exchange for favors the senator doled out using the power of his office. The 39-page indictment lays out various alleged schemes involving Menendez, wife Nadine Menendez and three New Jersey businessmen that led investigators to discover stacks of …

Who’s Bob Menendez? New Jersey’s senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years
1 year, 3 months ago

Who’s Bob Menendez? New Jersey’s senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife and business associates Friday revealed that he’s adopting the same defiant stance he took when he faced federal accusations nearly a decade ago. A three-term senator who has held office at every level across New Jersey’s rough-and-tumble political landscape, Menendez vowed to fight the …

Democrat Senator Bob Menendez and his wife are indicted for 'accepting $400,000 in gold bars and cash from mob-linked New Jersey developer in return for favors - and giving Egyptian businessman highly
1 year, 3 months ago

Democrat Senator Bob Menendez and his wife are indicted for 'accepting $400,000 in gold bars and cash from mob-linked New Jersey developer in return for favors - and giving Egyptian businessman highly

Daily Mail  

Democratic Senator Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian Menendez have been indicted by a federal grand jury over corruption allegations in an investigation that focused on a luxury car, $400,000 in gold bars and cash, plus payments toward a home mortgage allegedly received by Menendez and his wife. Senator Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Arslanian arrive for a …

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife indicted on federal corruption charges
1 year, 3 months ago

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife indicted on federal corruption charges

Salon  

After more than a year of investigations, it appears that Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has been indicted on federal charges, for the second time while in office. Senator from New Jersey, and his wife, Nadine Menendez, with bribery offenses in connection with their corrupt relationship with three New Jersey businessmen," the DOJ said in a statement. Prosecutors are looking into …

Who’s Robert Menendez? New Jersey senator charged with corruption is a political survivor
1 year, 3 months ago

Who’s Robert Menendez? New Jersey senator charged with corruption is a political survivor

LA Times  

Sen. Robert Menendez’s defense against new federal corruption charges against him, his wife and business associates Friday, revealed he’s adopting the same defiant stance he took when he faced federal accusations nearly a decade ago. A three-term senator who has held office at every level across New Jersey’s rough-and-tumble political landscape, Menendez vowed to fight the latest set of charges …

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