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Sen. Bob Menendez Reveals His Wife Has Breast Cancer

Democratic New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, currently on trial on corruption and bribery charges, announced in a statement Thursday that his wife, Nadine, has breast cancer. “After constant media coverage and following my wife, my wife has asked me to disclose her medical condition. Nadine has grade 3 breast cancer and will need a mastectomy.” […]

Jury picked, opening statements begin in US v. Menendez: ‘Use your good judgment’

Twelve jurors and six alternates were selected Wednesday to begin hearing opening statements in New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez’s high-profile federal corruption trial. Opening statements are expected to last up to three hours in total, with prosecutor Lara Pomerantz given 45 minutes. U.S. Judge Sidney H. Stein told jurors: “Use common sense, use your […]

Menendez trial complicates Schumer’s path to confirming Biden judges

The corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is temporarily denying Democrats what could be the decisive vote on several judicial nominees waiting to be confirmed in the Senate. Menendez, who stands accused of accepting bribes to provide political favors to three New Jersey businessmen and the governments of Qatar and Egypt, attended the second […]

Trump VP contenders, senators headline Menendez trial potential witness list

Several sitting senators, including a couple rumored to be in the running for the Republican vice presidential nomination, have announced that they are among the prominent figures who could be called as witnesses in the ongoing corruption trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez. Potential jurors were told they were among a long list. on tuesday. […]

US v Menendez: Dem senator’s corruption trial kicks off with surprising delay

Jury selection continues Tuesday morning in the federal corruption trial of Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez. As of Monday afternoon, no jurors had been seated for the trial, which is being held in a Manhattan courtroom and is expected to last until the end of June. By Monday afternoon, the judge had excused 38 […]

Sen. Bob Menendez corruption trial begins in New York

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) will appear Monday at a Manhattan courthouse for his criminal trial after he was charged by the Department of Justice with accepting bribes and illegally acting as a foreign agent on behalf of Egypt and Qatar. The trial will begin with jury selection and is expected to overlap with several days […]