Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing ‘emotional toll,’ seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife’s trial
1 week, 6 days ago

Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing ‘emotional toll,’ seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife’s trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez asked a federal judge on Thursday to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges and acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, saying his family would suffer a “tremendous emotional toll” if the New Jersey Democrat were sentenced during his wife’s trial. His lawyers told Judge Sidney H. Stein in a letter that Nadine Menendez would face a jury that might find it impossible not to hear about her husband’s sentencing if it occurred on its scheduled date, eight days into her trial. Bob Menendez’s lawyers wrote that the former senator “often tends to his wife’s physical and emotional needs.” “Sentencing him during his wife’s trial will of course take a tremendous emotional toll on both Senator Menendez and his family,” they said. “To ask him to face sentencing during the criminal trial of his wife, who is also in the midst of an ongoing battle against a life-threatening disease, is too much to ask of any man.” In a separate letter to the judge, a lawyer for Nadine Menendez urged the judge to reject a suggestion by prosecutors that the sentencing occur immediately before the trial.

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New LA district attorney meets with Menendez brothers’ family as he continues to review the case
5 days, 5 hours ago

New LA district attorney meets with Menendez brothers’ family as he continues to review the case

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The new Los Angeles County District Attorney met with the Menendez brothers’ family as he continues to review their bid for freedom 35 years after they were convicted of killing their parents. Nathan Hochman, who took office in December, said Friday that he had a “productive session” with the family members, who shared their thoughts with him …

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife's trial off until February
1 week, 2 days ago

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife's trial off until February

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced on corruption charges as scheduled at the end of January, and his wife’s trial will be moved from January to February, a judge said Monday. Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife's trial off until February U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in …

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife’s trial off until February
1 week, 2 days ago

Judge denies sentencing delay for ex-Sen. Bob Menendez but puts his wife’s trial off until February

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be sentenced on corruption charges as scheduled at the end of January, and his wife’s trial will be moved from January to February, a judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan rejected Menendez’s request to delay his sentencing for his conviction on bribery and other charges …

Prosecutors may have violated the Constitution — and it could let a convicted senator walk
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Prosecutors may have violated the Constitution — and it could let a convicted senator walk

Raw Story  

Federal prosecutors managed to win a conviction against former Sen. Bob Menendez on one of the most dramatic and blatant corruption cases in recent U.S. history. But they may have violated the Constitution when they showed evidence to the jury, reported Politico — and it could give Menendez an opening to get a new trial, and possibly beat the charges. …

Judge declines to toss Menendez verdicts
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Judge declines to toss Menendez verdicts

Politico  

Stein’s 78-page order also did not address a separate request Menendez made for a new trial last month, after prosecutors revealed they’d inadvertently given jurors access to evidence they should not have seen. Instead, Stein’s order Friday was responding to an August request by Menendez’s legal team that asked the judge to reverse the results of a corruption trial over …

Ex-US Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors’ recently admitted error
1 month, 1 week ago

Ex-US Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors’ recently admitted error

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Bob Menendez asked a judge Wednesday to set aside guilty verdicts that forced his resignation from the U.S. Senate and grant a new bribery trial. Lawyers for the New Jersey Democrat said in papers filed in Manhattan federal court that a recent revelation by prosecutors that improper evidence was put on a computer used by jurors during …

Democrats consider expelling Menendez from the Senate after conviction in bribery trial
5 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Sen. Menendez found guilty on corruption charges
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Menendez found guilty on corruption charges

Raw Story  

A verdict has been reached in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez, according to multiple reports: Menendez was found guilty. Prosecutors accused him of accepting gold bars, cash and mortgage payments worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in a scheme that reached as far as the governments of Egypt and Qatar, ABC News reports. New York federal prosecutors …

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty in federal corruption trial
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty in federal corruption trial

CNN  

CNN — A jury on Tuesday found Sen. Bob Menendez guilty on all counts in his federal corruption trial, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly called on his Democratic colleague to resign. Uribe, one of the government’s star witnesses, testified that he bribed Menendez in exchange for his influence to attempt to sway top prosecutors in New Jersey from …

Jury finishes 2nd day of deliberations without a verdict at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial without a verdict
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury ends first day of deliberations in US Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial without a verdict

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York City jury finished its first three hours of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict in the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and being a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Asked what he was singing, he said it was “a whole medley of songs,” including “Amazing …

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

Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its bribery case against him
6 months ago

Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its bribery case against him

Hindustan Times  

NEW YORK — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said he chose not to testify Wednesday at his New York trial because he believes prosecutors failed to prove “every aspect” of the bribery case against him, a decision that cleared the way for closing arguments as early as Monday. Bob Menendez says he didn’t testify because prosecution failed to prove its …

Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense begins with sister testifying about family tradition of storing cash
6 months, 1 week ago

Sen. Bob Menendez’s defense begins with sister testifying about family tradition of storing cash

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez’s sister came to her brother’s defense Monday, testifying at the start of the defense presentation at his bribery trial that she wasn’t surprised to learn that the Democrat stored cash at home because “it’s a Cuban thing.” Caridad Gonzalez, 80, was called by Menendez’s lawyers to support their argument that hundreds of thousands of …

Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial rest; Judge rejects defense request for acquittals
6 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial rest; Judge rejects defense request for acquittals

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors at the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez rested their case on Friday after presenting evidence for seven weeks, enabling lawyers for the Democrat and two New Jersey businessmen to begin calling their own witnesses next week to support their claims that no crimes were committed and no bribes were paid. Prosecutors say gold bars and …

Prosecutors try to link alleged bribes of Sen. Bob Menendez to appointment of federal prosecutor
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors try to link alleged bribes of Sen. Bob Menendez to appointment of federal prosecutor

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez used the testimony of his former campaign manager on Tuesday to try to link alleged bribes of the Democrat to the appointment of New Jersey’s top prosecutor three years ago. Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, testified immediately after New Jersey’s U.S. attorney, Philip R. Sellinger, finished …

New Jersey businessman tells jury that bribes paid off with Sen. Bob Menendez
6 months, 4 weeks 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
7 months 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 …

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

At Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, prosecutors highlight his wife’s desperate finances
7 months, 1 week 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial focuses on his wife's New Jersey home
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A New Jersey businessman rescued …

Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Witness at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial says meat-export monopoly made costs soar

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A witness at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial testified Friday that the cost of certifying that meat sent to Egypt followed Islamic dietary requirements skyrocketed after a single U.S. company was given a monopoly in a cozy deal prosecutors say the Democrat arranged in return for bribes. James Bret Tate, a U.S. diplomat who was based in …

Sen. Bob Menendez Reveals Wife Has Breast Cancer As Bribery Trial Begins
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as his trial focuses on FBI raid of his home
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer as his trial focuses on FBI raid of his home

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday that his wife will undergo a mastectomy after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, a revelation made just as the first evidence — pictures of 13 gold bars and over $480,000 in cash seized from the couple’s home — was shown to jurors at his New York bribery trial. Earlier in the …

Bob ‘Gold Bars’ Menendez throws wife under the bus claiming she ‘hid’ bribes in opening statements
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bob ‘Gold Bars’ Menendez throws wife under the bus claiming she ‘hid’ bribes in opening statements

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Embattled New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez will blame his wife …

Bob Menendez Sold His Office for Cash, Gold Bars, US Tells Jury
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bob Menendez Sold His Office for Cash, Gold Bars, US Tells Jury

Live Mint  

Senator Bob Menendez’s bribery trial began Wednesday with a US prosecutor telling jurors that the New Jersey Democrat took cash, gold bars and a luxury car from two businessmen to perform favors for them and corruptly help the Egyptian government. Pomerantz said Menendez gave Egyptian officials “sensitive” non-public information about personnel at the US embassy in Cairo and helped Egypt …

Lawyer opens defense of US Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Openings expected Wednesday in Menendez corruption trial
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Openings expected Wednesday in Menendez corruption trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Opening statements were expected to occur Wednesday in the New York corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez after the jury selection process is completed in the morning, a federal judge said Tuesday. Among the evidence he excluded with his rulings was the testimony of a psychiatrist who was expected to say that Menendez habitually stored cash in …

'Gold Bar' Bob Menendez arrives in court without his wife for jury selection in his bribery trial after claiming his father's death was the reason he kept stacks of cash in his house
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Gold Bar' Bob Menendez arrives in court without his wife for jury selection in his bribery trial after claiming his father's death was the reason he kept stacks of cash in his house

Daily Mail  

Sen. Bob Menednez, D-N.J., arrived at court for jury selection in his bribery case Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez has arrived at a Manhattan federal court for his bribery trial that could last months and decide the balance of power in the Senate. Two New Jersey businessmen - Wael Hana and Fred Daibes - also face charges in the case along …

Bob Menendez Bribe Trial Over Gold Bars, Cash Begins in New York
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Jury Selection To Begin In The Bribery Trial Of Sen. Bob Menendez
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury Selection To Begin In The Bribery Trial Of Sen. Bob Menendez

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Sen Bob Menendez, a Democrat, arrived Monday for the start of his trial on charges that he accepted bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen. Menendez, 70, was dropped off in front of a Manhattan federal courthouse at 8:15 a.m., forty minutes …

Sen. Bob Menendez's second corruption trial begins
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez's second corruption trial begins

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez went on trial in Manhattan federal court Monday, accused of accepting bribes of gold and cash to use his influence to deliver favors that would help three New Jersey businessmen. AP AUDIO: Corruption trial for Sen. Bob Menendez underway with jury selection AP correspondent Jennifer King reports on developments in the bribery trial of …

For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars
7 months, 4 weeks ago

For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — For the second time in a decade, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial Monday with his political career and freedom on the line in a criminal case that already has forced him out of one of the most powerful posts in Congress. Menendez also pressured a U.S. agriculture official to stop opposing Hana’s company as …

For a second time, Sen. Robert Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars
7 months, 4 weeks ago

For a second time, Sen. Robert Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars

LA Times  

For the second time in a decade, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez faces a corruption trial Monday with his political career and freedom on the line in a criminal case that already has forced him out of one of the most powerful posts in Congress. Politics Sen. Menendez pleads not guilty to new obstruction charges Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife …

Bob Menendez's lawyers say his 'trauma' is to blame for bribery case
8 months ago

Bob Menendez's lawyers say his 'trauma' is to blame for bribery case

Daily Mail  

A high-profile Democrat Senator who is under investigation for bribery is expected, according to his lawyers, to blame his actions in part on the 'traumatic' death of his father nearly 50 years ago. Now, the Democrat's lawyers are hatching a plan to portray Menendez as a compulsive money withdrawer whose fear of going without stems from 'traumatic experiences in his …

Start of Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial is delayed a week to mid-May
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Start of Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial is delayed a week to mid-May

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The start of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial was pushed back a week to mid-May on Friday after lawyers agreed the extra days would aid trial preparation. Menendez and two New Jersey businessmen have pleaded not guilty to charges that cash, gold bars and a luxury car were given to Menendez and his wife since …

Court papers show Sen. Bob Menendez may testify his wife kept him in the dark, unaware of any crimes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Court papers show Sen. Bob Menendez may testify his wife kept him in the dark, unaware of any crimes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez may seek exoneration at his May bribery trial by blaming his wife, saying she kept him in the dark about anything that could be illegal about her dealings with New Jersey businessmen, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday. Menendez’s lawyers had redacted the documents, claiming that the sentences revealed trial strategy that could bias …

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will have separate bribery trials, judge rules
8 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Prosecutors recommend delaying the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez from May to a summer date
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Prosecutors recommend delaying the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez from May to a summer date

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The May bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be postponed until July or August after it was learned that the New Jersey Democrat’s wife, a co-defendant, has a serious medical issue, prosecutors said Wednesday. In a letter to the trial judge, prosecutors said delaying the May 6 trial to a date this summer was a …

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife cites need for surgery in request to delay her trial
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife cites need for surgery in request to delay her trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is seeking a delay to her criminal trial next month, saying a newly diagnosed and serious medical condition requires a “surgical procedure” within six weeks. The request was made by her lawyers in a letter to a Manhattan federal court judge who will preside over a May 6 trial …

Sen. Bob Menendez decides not to delay May trial with appeal of judge’s ruling
9 months, 1 week ago

Sen. Bob Menendez decides not to delay May trial with appeal of judge’s ruling

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will not appeal a judge’s ruling on Constitutional grounds that would have delayed his May trial, his lawyers said Thursday. The Democrat’s lawyers notified the Manhattan federal judge who will preside over the May 6 trial in a letter that the senator’s decision was “principally motivated by his desire to proceed to …

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won’t run in Democratic primary
9 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Judge rejects Sen. Menendez’s claims that legislative immunity protects him from bribery charges
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge rejects Sen. Menendez’s claims that legislative immunity protects him from bribery charges

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez cannot escape federal prosecution on grounds that he has legislative immunity from four conspiracy charges alleging that he accepted bribes including cash and gold bars in exchange for delivering favors to three New Jersey businessmen, a judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan said in a written ruling that charges …

Sen. Bob Menendez enters not guilty plea to latest criminal indictment
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez enters not guilty plea to latest criminal indictment

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty on Monday to new obstruction of justice charges recently added to a broad corruption indictment threatening the Democrat’s re-election chances. Prosecutors say that in return for the loot, Menendez helped one of the men get a lucrative meat-certification deal with Egypt — and in doing so took …

Sen. Menendez pleads not guilty to new obstruction charges
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sen. Menendez pleads not guilty to new obstruction charges

LA Times  

Sen. Robert Menendez arrives at Manhattan federal court Monday in New York. Menendez and his wife, Nadine, are charged with conspiring with three businessmen to accept bribes of gold bars, cash and a luxury car in return for the senator’s help on projects pursued by the businessmen. Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty Monday to new obstruction …

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