Bob Menendez may blame bribery charges on his wife, documents show
By
Brady Knox
April 16, 2024 10:08 pm
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Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) may point the finger at his wife regarding the bribery charges he faces, new court records reveal.
According to recently unsealed court documents, Menendez’s legal team alleges that his wife, Nadine Menendez, withheld information from the senator, causing him to believe that there was nothing unlawful going on.
“While these explanations, and the marital communications on which they rely, will tend to exonerate Senator Menendez by demonstrating the absence of any improper intent on Senator Menendez’s part, they may inculpate Nadine by demonstrating the ways in which she withheld information from Senator Menendez or otherwise led him to believe that nothing unlawful was taking place,” the documents read.
Bob Menendez’s team wanted the information to be kept secret, as they argued that publicizing it could taint the jury pool. However, a coalition of media organizations advocated for its release, which was signed off on Tuesday by federal Judge Sidney Stein.
Elsewhere, the documents asserted that the senator is an “American patriot” targeted by an out-of-control justice system. It maintains that the allegations against him are baseless and a “distortion of the truth.” Nadine Menendez also faces charges in the bribery case.
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