Sen. Bob Menendez indictment live updates: Cash in the jackets was from my savings account, he announces
By New York Post
Updated Sep. 25, 2023, 11:56 a.m. ET
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has been hit with federal corruption charges related to a years-long scheme in which he allegedly accepted bribes – including gold bars – in exchange for helping three businessmen and the country of Egypt, officials announced Friday.
The Democrat, 69 — and his wife Nadine Menendez — were charged with taking hundreds of thousands worth in bribes, according to a Manhattan federal indictment.
Menendez not resigning, calls on critics to 'pause' for facts to come out
By Samuel Chamberlain
Somewhat surprisingly, Menendez did not give any indication of whether he would run for re-election next year (though he did say he would not resign, despite calls for him to do so from Gov. Phil Murphy and others).
"Instead of waiting for all the facts to be presented, others have rushed to judgement because they see a political opportunity for themselves or those around them," he said.
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Menendez: Cash in the jackets was from my savings account
By Samuel Chamberlain
Sen. Bob Menendez has just given a lengthy statement in English and Spanish from his longtime political stomping ground of Union City, NJ.
In addition to denying the charges, the 69-year-old tried to explain the cash that was found when federal agents searched his home earlier this year.
"For 30 years, I have withdrawn thousands of dollars in cash from my personal savings account, which I have kept for emergencies and because of the history of my family facing confiscation in Cuba," he says. "This may seem old-fashioned, but these were monies drawn from my personal savings account based on the income that I have lawfully derived over those 30 years."
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