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US Senator Menendez says he will be exonerated in bribery indictment

Bob Menendez faces calls to step down amid allegations he took bribes, used influence on behalf of Egyptian government.

Al Jazeera · Sep 25, 2023

Another Scandal Hits Democratic Camp: Menendez Charged With Bribery

Democratic Senator Menendez Indicted on Bribery Charges as 2024 Election Looms

Zenger · Sep 25, 2023

Menendez indictment looks bad, but there are defenses he can make

Reactions came quickly to the federal indictment on Sept. 22, 2023, of New Jersey’s senior U.S. senator, Democrat Bob Menendez. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy joined other state Democrats in urging Menendez to resign, saying, “The alleged facts are so serious that they compromise the ability of Senator Menendez to…

The Conversation · Sep 24, 2023

Takeaways from investigation that turned up gold bars, a luxury car and cash at a US senator's home

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are accused of taking bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and cash in exchange for using his outsized sway in foreign affairs to help the authoritarian government of Egypt as well as others

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

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

Sen. Bob 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

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Who is Bob Menendez, the New Jersey senator indicted for corruption?

It’s not the first time that the New Jersey Democrat has faced allegations of financial misdeeds

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Sen. Menendez, wife indicted on bribe charges as probe finds $100,000 in gold bars, prosecutors say

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey will have to step down as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee now that he's been indicted again

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023

Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted

Veteran New Jersey Democrat faces his second criminal indictment since becoming a senator

Salon · Sep 22, 2023

'I am not going anywhere': New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez rejects calls to resign

Some House members and top New Jersey Democrats, including the governor, called for the senator's resignation after he was indicted Friday on federal corruption charges.

WEKU · Sep 22, 2023

Senator Robert Menendez charged for federal corruption and bribery after $580k of cash and gold found at home

Democratic chair of powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee is subject of lengthy federal probe

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2023