<p>Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-menendez">Robert &#8220;Bob&#8221; Menendez</a> (D-NJ) pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges in an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/egypt">Egypt</a>-related bribery case brought by federal prosecutors.</p>
<p>Menendez, 69, appeared before a judge in Manhattan federal court where a lawyer entered the not-guilty plea on his behalf, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bob-menendez-gold-bars-bribery-arraignment-49599ba95fbf19ed5169055e24817fea">Associated Press</a>.</p>
<p>U.S. Magistrate Judge Ona Wang allowed Menendez to be released on a $100,000 bond but ordered the senator to surrender his passport and placed restrictions on contacts with others.</p>
<p>The senator&#8217;s wife, Nadine Menendez, also entered a not-guilty plea, as have three other co-defendants in the case.</p>
<p>Federal prosecutors <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/us-senator-robert-menendez-his-wife-and-three-new-jersey-businessmen-charged-bribery">announced</a> on Friday an indictment in which Menendez was accused of using his official position to benefit a trio of New Jersey businessmen and the government of Egypt in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes that included gold bars, cash, and a luxury convertible.</p>
<p>Menendez was &#8220;charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison; one count of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison; and one count of conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison,&#8221; per the Justice Department.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/flood-of-democrat-senators-call-on-bob-menendez-to-resign-over-corruption-allegations">Several Democrats</a> in the House, Senate, and beyond have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-democrats-begin-pushing-menendez-to-resign-as-he-steps-down-from-chairmanship">called on Menendez to resign</a> from Congress. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the No. 2 Democrat in the upper chamber, joined the chorus on Wednesday.</p>
<p>&#8220;Leaders in New Jersey, including the Governor and my Senate colleague Cory Booker, have made it clear that Sen. Menendez can no longer serve. He should step down,&#8221; Durbin <a href="https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1707032511405015368">said in a post to X</a>.</p>
<p>In addition to the criminal case, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-probing-whether-egyptian-intelligence-played-role-menendez-case-rcna117531">reported</a> on Tuesday that the FBI is conducting a counterintelligence investigation into the alleged bribery scheme.</p>
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<p>Menendez has remained defiant, insisting that he will not resign, though he did step down as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he was doing <a href="https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/09/22/menendez-steps-down-temporarily-as-u-s-senate-committee-chairman-amid-federal-charges/">&#8220;temporarily&#8221;</a> until the matter gets resolved.</p>
<p>Years ago, Menendez faced a corruption case that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/nyregion/senator-robert-menendez-corruption.html">ended in a mistrial</a>. In a <a href="https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1705251591496814956">statement</a> last week, he said, &#8220;I have been falsely accused before because I refused to back down to the powers that be and the people of New Jersey were able to see through the smoke and mirrors and recognized I was innocent.&#8221;</p>
<p>The senator, who claimed &#8220;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,&#8221; added that he remains &#8220;focused on continuing his important work&#8221; and &#8220;will not be distracted by baseless allegations.&#8221;</p>
<p>On Monday, Menendez declared, “I recognize this will be the biggest fight yet, but as I have stated throughout this whole process, I firmly believe that when all the facts are presented, not only will I be exonerated, but I still will be New Jersey’s senior senator.&#8221;</p>

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