New Jersey Democratic Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/phil-murphy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phil Murphy</a> is expected to select his former chief of staff to replace outgoing Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-menendez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Menendez,</a> who announced he would be stepping down after his conviction on corruption charges. 
Murphy will pick George Helmy, who worked as the governor’s chief of staff for four years, to replace Menendez, <a href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2024/08/15/george-helmy-senate-bob-menendez-replacement/74805873007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to multiple reports. Helmy left Murphy’s team in October 2023 and became the chief external affairs and policy officer for RWJBarnabas Health.  
Helmy received high praise from Murphy, who <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/new-jersey-governor-set-to-tap-former-aide-for-bob-menendezs-senate-seat-5fdc70b2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> picked him over Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), who won the Democratic primary for Menendez’s seat and is running to replace him in November&#8217;s election. Helmy would finish up Menendez’s term which ends in January. 
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&#8220;Simply put, you cannot write the history of our administration without recognizing George&#8217;s singular role in leading our team for over four and a half years,&#8221; Murphy <a href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2024/08/15/george-helmy-senate-bob-menendez-replacement/74805873007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> after Helmy left his office.
The Republican nominee for Senate, Curtis Bashaw, <a href="https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/statement-of-curtis-bashaw-on-helmy-appointment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">praised</a> the selection of Helmy.
“Governor Murphy did the right thing in appointing a temporary caretaker to this seat and letting New Jersey voters make the ultimate decision on who will best represent them in the United States Senate come November,” he said. “On Election Day, I’m confident New Jerseyans will vote to make a change from the Democratic monopoly that has brought them decades of corruption, higher taxes, and chaos at the border.”
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Menendez <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/convicted-senator-bob-menendez-will-resign-effective-august-20-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that he would leave the Senate by August 20 after he was convicted on 16 counts, including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and acting as a foreign agent. He will be sentenced on October 29 and faces up to 222 years in prison. 
Prosecutors said that Menendez used his clout to help a friend secure a multi-million dollar investment deal from the Qatari government, in part by taking actions as a senator that benefited Qatar. They also said that Menendez was bribed with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars, and a Mercedes-Benz. 
The New Jersey Democrat was the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when federal investigators say the bribery scheme took place. 
Menendez believes that he will be able to reverse his convictions on appeal. 
“Obviously, I’m deeply, deeply disappointed by the jury’s decision. I have every faith that the law and the facts did not sustain that decision and that we will be successful upon appeal,” he said after the conviction.

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Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-menendez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Menendez</a> (D-N.J.) will resign his seat effective August 20, several <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/23/politics/bob-menendez-announces-resignation/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outlets</a> have reported, and an official resignation letter could come as early as Tuesday afternoon.
&#8220;Breaking news: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) plans to resign effective Aug. 20, according to two people briefed on the decision, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations,&#8221; The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
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Breaking news: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) plans to resign effective Aug. 20, according to two people briefed on the decision, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. <a href="https://t.co/EZZyLDWFJw">https://t.co/EZZyLDWFJw</a>
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href="https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1815804563980451888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
Menendez has faced a number of calls to step down since he was convicted on 16 counts including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and acting as a foreign agent — a verdict he still says was reached erroneously.
&#8220;Obviously, I’m deeply, deeply disappointed by the jury’s decision. I have every faith that the law and the facts did not sustain that decision and that we will be successful upon appeal,&#8221; the New Jersey senator said immediately after he was convicted.
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Menendez faces sentencing on October 29, and the most serious of the charges — extortion and wire fraud — carry sentences of up to 20 years. All sentences are likely to run concurrently, but if a judge were to order that they ran consecutively, Menendez could face up to 222 years behind bars.
Following Menendez&#8217; conviction, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined with those who had already called for him to resign: &#8220;In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign.&#8221;
Menendez&#8217; wife Nadine was also charged and has pleaded &#8220;not guilty,&#8221; but her trial has been delayed indefinitely due to health issues.

Sen. Bob Menendez Found Guilty in Corruption Trial

Convicted Senator Bob Menendez Will Resign, Effective August 20: Reports

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Senate Majority Leader <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chuck-schumer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chuck Schumer</a> (D-NY) finally called on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign this week after resisting making the call for months.
Menendez, 70, faces spending the rest of his life behind bars after he was convicted Tuesday on all 16 counts he faced in federal court, including charges of corruption, bribery, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent, and conspiracy.
&#8220;In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign,&#8221; Schumer said in a statement.
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In light of this guilty verdict, Senator Menendez must now do what is right for his constituents, the Senate, and our country, and resign.
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Schumer had resisted calls to help force Menendez out of office, likely in order to protect Democrats&#8217; razor thin majority in the U.S. Senate.
At least 30 members of the Democrat caucus, including members of the party&#8217;s leadership team, had called on Menendez to resign in days following his indictment last year, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/27/politics/chuck-schumer-bob-menendez-reaction/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.
New Jersey&#8217;s other Democrat senator, Cory Booker, called on Menendez to resign following his conviction, saying that it was &#8220;a dark, painful day for the people of New Jersey.&#8221;
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&#8220;When any elected official violates that trust, it is a betrayal of the oath we take to serve the people who&#8217;ve elected us,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Without that trust, our ability to do our work and perform our duties for our constituents is compromised. Senator Menendez was afforded his due process rights and mounted a full defense in a court of law, as every criminal defendant has the constitutional right to do.&#8221;
&#8220;This verdict means that a jury of Senator Menendez&#8217;s peers, sworn to be impartial, reviewed the evidence and unanimously concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that he had broken the law,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I call on Senator Menendez to resign. I originally did so last fall because of the severity of the allegations against him and how they shook the public&#8217;s trust. Now, with this conviction, the urgency for Senator Menendez to step down and for the governor to appoint a replacement has even more urgency.&#8221;

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After Months Of Resisting, Schumer Finally Calls On Menendez To Resign

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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was found guilty in federal court on Tuesday on all 16 counts following a two-month criminal trial where he faced charges of corruption, bribery, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent, and conspiracy.
Menendez and his wife Nadine, whose trial is delayed as she battles breast cancer, were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-bob-menendez-to-not-run-for-re-election-as-a-democrat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicted</a> in September for allegedly accepting bribes from three businessmen in exchange for actions that he took as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. According to the Department of Justice, the alleged bribes were intended to protect the businessmen and to benefit Egypt.
Prosecutors later said in a revised indictment that Menendez also allegedly used his clout to help a friend secure a multi-million dollar investment deal from the Qatari government, in part by taking actions that benefited Qatar.
One of the co-conspirators in the case, New Jersey businessman Jose Uribe, testified in the case that he bribed Menendez in exchange for Menendez pressuring prosecutors to not pursue criminal cases against Uribe and his business associates.
“I (agreed) with Nadine Menendez and other people to provide a car for Nadine in order to get the power and influence of Mr. Menendez,” Uribe testified.
He said that the bribe was intended “to help me get a better resolution for one of my associates who was being charged in a criminal matter and to stop and kill investigations that could lead to my daughter and family members.”
Menendez, 70, could end up spending the rest of his life behind bars as eight of the counts that he was convicted of each carries a potential 20-year prison sentence.
Prosecutor Paul M. Monteleoni said during closing arguments: “It wasn’t enough for him to be one of the most powerful people in Washington.”
“No, Robert Menendez wanted all that power, but he also wanted to use it to pile up riches for himself and his wife,” he said. “So, Menendez sold the power of his office.”
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Jury Deliberations Begin In Corruption Trial Of NJ Sen. Menendez

Democrat Senator Bob Menendez Found Guilty On All Counts In Federal Corruption Trial

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U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a lifelong Democrat out of New Jersey, has reportedly filed paperwork to run for a fourth term in office as an independent as he currently on trial in a federal corruption case that, if convicted, could result in him spending the rest of his life in prison.
The New Jersey Globe <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/maldives-legacy-islamic-state">reported</a> that Menendez himself did not deliver the petitions himself as he is currently in a federal courthouse in Manhattan for his 12th day on trial.
Menendez running as an independent could potentially threaten the Democrat Party&#8217;s grip on the state as it could divide voter&#8217;s support for the Democrat nominee and catapult a Republican to victory.
However, the likelihood of this appears to be low, especially if Menendez is convicted of the various corruption-related charges that he faces.
By running as an independent, Menendez can &#8220;continue to raise and spend campaign contributions on lawyers hired to defend him and his wife,&#8221; Nadine Menendez, who is also charged in the alleged criminal conspiracy, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/nyregion/senator-robert-menendez-independent-campaign.html">reported</a>.
He said earlier this year that if he was exonerated in the case that he would &#8220;pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in the general election.&#8221;
&#8220;Americans are fed up with politicians putting their own personal benefit ahead of what’s right for the country,” said Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), who is running to be the party&#8217;s nominee for the seat, said in a statement. “Everyone knows Bob Menendez isn’t running for the people of New Jersey, he’s doing it for himself. It’s beyond time for change and I’m stepping up to restore integrity back into the U.S. Senate.&#8221;
Menendez and his wife were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-bob-menendez-to-not-run-for-re-election-as-a-democrat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicted</a> on federal charges in September for allegedly accepting bribes from three businessmen in exchange for actions that he took as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. According to the DOJ, the alleged bribes were intended to protect the businessmen and to benefit Egypt.
Prosecutors later said in a revised indictment that Menendez also allegedly used his clout to help a friend secure a multi-million dollar investment deal from the Qatari government, in part by taking actions that benefited Qatar.
In a subsequent superseding indictment, Menendez was also charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice, public official acting as a foreign agent, bribery, extortion and honest services wire fraud.

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Democrat Senator Bob Menendez To Change Party Status Amid His Corruption Trial

Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-menendez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Menendez</a> (D-NJ), who is accused of taking bribes to wield his influence to benefit foreign nations. 
Federal prosecutors have charged Menendez with 16 criminal counts, <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/05/13/bob-menendez-trial-new-jersey-corruption" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including</a> conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, a charge accusing him of conspiring to act as a foreign agent for Egypt, obstruction of justice, and other related corruption charges. The allegations include claims that Menendez was bribed with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars, and a Mercedes-Benz. 
Menendez was the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when federal investigators say the bribery scheme took place. After he was first charged in September 2023, he stepped down as chair, though he is still on the committee. 
The trial, taking place in Manhattan, and expected to last weeks. Wael Hana and Fred Daibes, two New Jersey businessmen accused of being involved in the bribery scheme, are being tried with Menendez. A third alleged associate of Menendez, Jose Uribe, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/businessman-pleads-guilty-to-corruption-charges-will-testify-against-new-jersey-democrat-senator" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pled guilty</a> in March to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, honest services wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and tax evasion.
Mendendez’s wife, Nadine, will be tried in July over accusations that she was part of the bribery scheme. During his plea deal, Uribe said that Nandine was given a Mercedes-Benz with the expectation Menendez <a href="https://apnews.com/article/menendez-uribe-federal-bribery-indictment-a7f1d893f1ee387f079161011e9dd37e?taid=65e2224817ae090001089d55&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter">would</a> use “his power and influence as a United States senator to get a favorable outcome and to stop all investigations related to one of my associates.”
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According to federal prosecutors, the alleged bribes were intended to benefit Egypt and protect Hana, Daibes, and Uribe. 
“Those bribes included cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value,” the indictment said. Federal authorities reportedly found gold bars and cash stuffed throughout the senator’s home that they traced back to the businessmen Menendez allegedly worked with. 
Menendez is also accused of ghostwriting a letter to other senators to urge them to support ending a hold on $300 million in military aid to Egypt, a letter reportedly written in coordination with his wife and the businessmen in question. Other charges say he attempted to use his influence to benefit Qatar. 
The New Jersey Democrat has pleaded not guilty to the charges and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-senator-menendez-poised-to-blame-his-wife-for-alleged-crimes-reports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> plans to blame Nadine. Menendez previously faced federal corruption charges in 2017, but the case ended in a mistrial.

Criminal Trial For US Senator Bob Menendez

Jury Selection For New Jersey Democrat Senator Bob Menendez Corruption Trial Begins

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-menendez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Menendez</a> (D-NJ) appears set to try to blame his wife, Nadine Menendez, for the federal bribery charges that the couple is facing, according to newly unsealed court documents.
“At trial, as part of his defense, Senator Menendez may elect to testify to communications with his wife that serve to materially decrease any inference of culpability on Senator Menendez’s part,” the motion <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/16/us-news/sen-bob-menendez-may-throw-wife-nadine-under-the-bus-in-corruption-trial-court-docs-show/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">states</a>. “Senator Menendez will explain, for example, what he and his wife discussed contemporaneously with their dinners with Egyptian officials (which colored his understanding of the purpose of such dinners); the explanations that Nadine provided for why [co-defendants Wael Hanna and Jose Uribe] had provided her certain monetary items; the reasons why he sent his wife a series of questions that other Senators purportedly intended to ask an Egyptian official; and many more topics.”
The 70-year-old senator is planning to show the &#8220;absence of any improper intent on Senator Menendez&#8217;s part&#8221; by &#8220;demonstrating the ways&#8221; that his wife &#8220;withheld information from Sen. Menendez or otherwise led him to believe that nothing unlawful was taking place,&#8221; the document continued.
The document added that by &#8220;demonstrating the absence of any improper intent on Senator Menendez’s part, they may inculpate Nadine.&#8221;
Menendez and his wife were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-bob-menendez-to-not-run-for-re-election-as-a-democrat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicted</a> on federal charges in September for allegedly accepting bribes from three businessmen in exchange for actions that he took as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. According to the DOJ, the alleged bribes were intended to protect the businessmen and to benefit Egypt.
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Prosecutors later said in a revised indictment that Menendez also allegedly used his clout to help a friend secure a multi-million dollar investment deal from the Qatari government, in part by taking actions that benefited Qatar.
In a subsequent superseding indictment, Menendez was also charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice, public official acting as a foreign agent, bribery, extortion and honest services wire fraud.

US Senator Menendez defiantly rejects calls to step down

Democrat Senator Menendez Poised To Blame His Wife For Alleged Crimes: Reports

Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-menendez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Menendez</a> (D-NJ) said late on Thursday that he will not run for re-election in the Democrat primary, which comes as he faces multiple felony charges stemming for a corruption investigation involving foreign nations.
&#8220;I will not file for the Democratic primary this June,&#8221; Menendez said in a video posted to social media. &#8220;I am hopeful that my exoneration will take place this summer and allow me to pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in a general election.&#8221;
Menendez and his wife were indicted on federal charges in September for allegedly accepting bribes from three businessmen in exchange for actions that he took as chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. According to the DOJ, the bribes were intended to protect the businessmen and to benefit Egypt.
Menendez was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, and conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent.
Prosecutors later said in a revised indictment that he also allegedly used his clout to help a friend secure a multi-million dollar investment deal from the Qatari government in-part by taking actions that benefited Qatar.
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In a subsequent superseding indictment, Menendez was charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice, public official acting as a foreign agent, bribery, extortion and honest services wire fraud.
Menendez has denied any wrongdoing and has instead cast the investigation as another attempt by federal law enforcement to take him down after he previously faced a corruption trial.
“Not content – or capable – of meeting those facts fairly at trial, the government has now falsely alleged a cover-up and obstruction,” Menendez said earlier this month.
“The latest charge reveals far more about the government than it says about me,” he added. “It says that the prosecutors are afraid of the facts, scared to subject their charges to the fair-minded scrutiny of a jury, and unconstrained by any sense of justice or fair play. It says, once and for all, that they will stop at nothing in their zeal to get me.”
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Senator Bob Menendez To Not Run For Re-Election As A Democrat

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A businessman and alleged associate of Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-menendez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Menendez</a> (D-NJ) pled guilty on Friday to seven corruption charges and agreed to testify against Menendez, the former head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. 
Jose Uribe, 56, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/nyregion/menendez-bribery-defendant-guilty.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pled guilty</a> to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, honest services wire fraud, obstruction of justice and tax evasion. Uribe admitted to giving Menendez’s wife, Nadine, a Mercedes-Benz with the expectation the Democrat senator <a href="https://apnews.com/article/menendez-uribe-federal-bribery-indictment-a7f1d893f1ee387f079161011e9dd37e?taid=65e2224817ae090001089d55&amp;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&amp;utm_medium=AP&amp;utm_source=Twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">would</a> use “his power and influence as a United States senator to get a favorable outcome and to stop all investigations related to one of my associates.”
Uribe said that the car was given so that a “possible investigation into another person who I considered to be a member of my family,” would not be initiated. 
The businessman said that he paid for the car “in a manner to conceal my involvement because I knew it was wrong. I knew that giving a car in return for influencing a United States senator to stop a criminal investigation was wrong, and I deeply regret my actions.”
Uribe could be sentenced to 95 years in prison and has to forfeit $246,000. He will also now testify against Menendez, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-democrat-sen-bob-menendez-indicted-on-bribery-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faces charges</a> of conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.
Prosecutors allege that Menendez and his wife had a corrupt relationship with businessmen Wael Hana, Uribe, and Fred Daibes, who allegedly gave the senator bribes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to the DOJ, the bribes were intended to protect the businessmen and to benefit Egypt. 
“Those bribes included cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value,” the indictment said. Federal authorities reportedly found gold bars and cash stuffed throughout the senator’s home that they traced back to the businessmen Menendez allegedly worked with. 
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Menendez is also accused of ghostwriting a letter to other senators to urge them to support to end a hold on $300 million in military aid to Egypt, a letter that was reportedly written in coordination with his wife and the businessmen in question. 
The trial for Menendez and his co-defendants is scheduled to begin on May 5.

NJ Senator Bob Menendez Indicted In Federal Corruption Probe

Businessman Pleads Guilty To Corruption Charges, Will Testify Against New Jersey Democrat Senator

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) defended himself on the Senate floor Tuesday morning against the newest criminal charges he faces for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for advancing the interests of Qatar.
The new charges were contained in a superseding indictment that was <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/02/politics/bob-menendez-superseding-indictment-qatar/index.html">unsealed</a> last week and alleges Menendez accepted various gifts and payments in exchange for taking action to help Qatar and one of the other co-conspirators listed in the indictment.
&#8220;I’m innocent, and I intend to prove my innocence – not just for me, but for the precedent this case will set for you and for future members of the Senate,&#8221; Menendez said. &#8220;Members of the Senate are not above the law, but they are not beneath it either. If for political expediency, an indictment and its accusations are now tantamount to guilt, we have upended our system of justice in America.&#8221;
Menendez claimed that there was &#8220;no evidence&#8221; of the &#8220;sensationalized allegations&#8221; being made against him and said that &#8220;a full explanation of what is the truth about those issues&#8221; will be presented at trial which he claimed &#8220;proves I am entirely innocent of the charges.&#8221;
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&#8220;I understand how the government&#8217;s accusations may be in the most sensational and purposely damning way possible,&#8221; Menendez continued. &#8220;It&#8217;s misuse of the grand jury system to bring superseding indictments, even though it had all the information they allege from the beginning, can be a source of concern and content by some of my colleagues, the political establishment, and most importantly, the people of New Jersey… I am suffering greatly as a result of what they have done after 50 years of public service – this is not how I wanted to celebrate my golden jubilee.&#8221;
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Senator Bob Menendez Responds To Latest Bribery Charges Against Him

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A Tuesday segment on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/msnbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSNBC&#8217;s</a> &#8220;Deadline White House&#8221; got awkward when new allegations surfaced against embattled Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) — and his daughter was guest-hosting the show.
Alicia Menendez was sitting in for regular host Nicolle Wallace, and just before the show went to a commercial break, she announced that a breaking news update was imminent. &#8220;We have to take a quick break. And we’ll be back with some breaking news right after this,&#8221; she said.
When they returned, however, MSNBC host Ari Melber was in the anchor&#8217;s chair to deliver the news.
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Towards the end of today&#39;s broadcast of MSNBC&#39;s Deadline: White House, anchor Alicia Menendez &#8212; filling in for Nicolle Wallace &#8212; hands off to Ari Melber to report Sen. Bob Menendez&#39;s latest corruption charges.
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&#8220;Hello, I’m Ari Melber with some breaking legal news,&#8221; Melber said. &#8220;New Jersey United States Sen. Robert Menendez now facing new allegations in a second superseding indictment which was filed by a federal grand jury from his DOJ prosecution.&#8221;
<a href="https://abc7ny.com/bob-menendez-superseding-indictment-senator-new-jersey/14261380/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As reported</a> on Tuesday by New York ABC News affiliate WABC, a second superseding indictment against the New Jersey senator alleges that he took &#8220;luxury watches&#8221; and other &#8220;things of value&#8221; in exchange for speaking positively about Qatar.
Co-defendant Fred Daibes is quoted in the indictment as asking Menendez, &#8220;How about one of these?&#8221; — after which he sent the senator a photo of the watches in question, which ranged in value from $10,000-$24,000.
On September 29, 2021 — just two days later — Daibes sent Menendez another message. This one addressed a Senate resolution that would show support for Qatar — and at the time, Daibes was also working to secure a real estate deal with the Qatari Investment Company.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-menendez-charged-with-acting-as-a-foreign-agent" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Menendez</a> has already been charged with bribery and &#8220;acting as a foreign agent&#8221; in regard to his dealings with Egypt.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-host-alicia-menendez-addresses-the-scandal-involving-her-father-bob-menendez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alicia Menendez</a> previously addressed the unfolding scandal involving her father, saying that while her network would certainly continue to cover the news as it happened, she would not be the one to deliver it.
&#8220;I will not be reporting on the legal case. That said, my colleagues across MSNBC and NBC News, they have aggressively covered this story, and they’ll continue to do so, as they should,&#8221; she said at the time.

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A federal judge declined to delay the corruption trial of Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/bob-menendez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Menendez</a> (D-NJ) by two months, keeping the previously scheduled timeline on track. 
Menendez, who is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, had hoped to move jury selection for his trial from May to July. The trial for Menendez, his wife, and three New Jersey businessmen will begin on May 5, federal Judge Sidney Stein <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bob-menendez-wife-defendants-bribery-indictment-c4c9fd351251032d43b2005eabf5f6e4">ordered</a>. 
Menendez’s defense team said that it needed extra time because of the “unprecedented foreign-agent charge against a sitting Senator” and due to the 6.7 million documents that will be used in the case. The judge rejected this argument, saying that federal prosecutors had told Menendez’s lawyers what to expect, according to the Associated Press. 
“The fact that discovery has been voluminous is consistent with the parties’ stated expectations on October 2 and does not justify a two month adjournment of the schedule,” Stein <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/28/menendez-trial-delay-request-rejected-00133295" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “In fact, the volume of discovery material is less than defendants were concerned it was when they sought the [two month delay] on December 20.”
Menendez <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-jersey-democrat-sen-bob-menendez-indicted-on-bribery-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faces charges</a> of conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, and conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right.
The <a href="https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/23989441/us_v_menendez_et_al_indictment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indictment says</a> that Menendez and his wife had a corrupt relationship with New Jersey businessmen Wael Hana, Jose Uribe, and Fred Daibes, who allegedly gave the senator bribes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. According to the DOJ, the bribes were intended to protect the businessmen and to benefit Egypt. 
“Those bribes included cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low-or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value,” the indictment said. Federal authorities reportedly found gold bars and cash stuffed throughout the senator’s home that they traced back to the businessmen Menendez allegedly worked with. 
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Menendez is also accused of ghost writing a letter to other senators to urge them to support to end a hold on $300 million in military aid to Egypt, a letter that was reportedly written in coordination with his wife and the businessmen in question. 
Other aspects of the indictment focus in on Menendez’s involvement with IS EG Halal, a business that prosecutors say was used to funnel bribery payments and one of the businessman’s alleged payments for a Mercedes Benz used by Nadine Menendez.
Menendez, his wife, and the three business men have all pleaded not guilty to the charges they face. He has faced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-fetterman-calls-on-bob-menendez-to-resign-from-u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calls from</a> some Democrats like Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) to step down.

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