Tag Archives: Bob Menendez

NBC News reports: Former Sen. Bob Menendez appealed to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a former Senate colleague and a Trump ally, to request a pardon or sentence commutation on his behalf, according to three people with direct knowledge of that effort. Graham and Menendez have long had a close relationship, with Graham standing by the Democrat during Menendez’s first indictment …

“People talk about the Trump DOJ, but it was the Democrats who started weaponizing the Justice Dept. When, as the Chairman of the SFRC, I didn’t go along with Obama’s Iran deal, I was indicted, and the next day after being stripped of my position, Obama announced the Iran deal. “Obama told me that he could not have the Democratic …

“Welcome to the Southern District of New York, the wild west of political prosecution. President Trump was right. This process is political and it’s corrupted to the core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system.” – Former Sen. Bob “Gold Bars” Menendez, outside the court where he had sobbed as he was …

NBC News reports: A judge sentenced an emotional former Sen. Bob Menendez Wednesday to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a years-long bribery and corruption scheme that saw him rewarded with gold bars and stacks of cash. Menendez had pleaded with U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein for mercy, twice breaking down in tears. “I have lost everything,” Menendez said, after …

NBC News reports: Allies of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., have approached the White House on his behalf multiple times since the fall to see if President Joe Biden might be willing to pardon him, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Left with the impression that he won’t receive a pardon from Biden, Menendez has now shifted his …

The New York Times reports: Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York have recommended a sentence of at least 15 years for Robert Menendez, New Jersey’s former senator who was convicted of trading his political clout for bribes. The U.S. attorney’s office is requesting a similarly long period of incarceration for Mr. Menendez’s two co-defendants, Wael Hana and …

Politico reports: Convicted Sen. Bob Menendez on Friday took his independent candidacy off the November ballot, ending for good the question of whether the disgraced senator would complicate an election for the party that spurned him. It also formally ends a half century in politics that began on a New Jersey school board and culminated with extraordinary power on the …

Axios reports: George Helmy, former chief of staff to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, is expected to be appointed as the state’s next U.S. senator, Axios has learned. Helmy will serve in a caretaker role until 2025, when the winner of the November general election for the seat will take over. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) will officially resign from the …

CNN reports: Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey will resign his seat effective August 20, according to multiple sources familiar with the plan. In July, Menendez was convicted of 16 counts — including bribery, extortion, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and acting as a foreign agent — for his role in a yearslong bribery scheme. Tuesday’s developments mark a …

CBS News reports: Sen. Bob Menendez is refuting reports that he’s planning to resign after he was convicted on federal bribery charges. “I can tell you that I have not resigned nor have I spoken to any so called allies. Seems to me that there is an effort to try to force me into a statement. Anyone who knows me …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: The jury assessing the bribery case of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez has reached a verdict. A court officer sent a short note to media outlets saying a verdict has been reached and “the verdict will be announced shortly.” At closings on Wednesday, Menendez’s lawyer cited patriotism as a reason to acquit his client, …

ABC News reports: A New York City jury was told Thursday it will begin deliberating criminal charges against Sen. Bob Menendez at his bribery trial on Friday after hearing instructions on the law. Judge Sidney H. Stein began after 4 p.m. to read the instructions to jurors who heard and viewed evidence over two months before listening to a week …

NBC News reports: Defense attorneys in Sen. Bob Menendez’s federal bribery trial rested their case Wednesday without the New Jersey Democrat taking the stand. The senator has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges, including bribery, acting as a foreign agent of Egypt and obstruction of justice. His wife and the other two businessmen have also pleaded not guilty. Menendez briefly …

CBS News reports: Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial rested their case against the New Jersey Democrat on Friday, bringing an end to seven weeks of testimony from more than two dozen witnesses they’ve called to persuade a jury that the senator used his political influence to benefit three businessmen and two foreign governments in exchange for bribes. The …

CBS News reports: A key witness in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez is testifying Friday about what he says was an attempt to bribe the New Jersey Democrat by buying his wife, Nadine Menendez, a new Mercedes-Benz convertible. Jose Uribe, a New Jersey insurance broker who was indicted with Menendez, pleaded guilty in March and confessed to buying …

The New Jersey Globe reports: The New Jersey Globe has learned that Bob Menendez will enter the race for the United States Senate today, filing nominating petitions in Trenton to seek re-election to a fourth term as an independent. Menendez will not deliver the petitions himself; he is in Lower Manhattan for the twelfth day of his federal corruption trial. …

The New York Post reports: It’s a “boot-load” of cash. New photos shown at Sen. Bob Menendez’s federal bribery trial reveal over $600,000 in cash and gold bars stashed around his cluttered New Jersey home — including a stack of bills stuffed inside a Timberland boot. Jurors at the Menendez trial, which began last week in Manhattan federal court, were …

The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) both declined to comment Wednesday on the possibility of voting to expel Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) if he is convicted of bribery, obstruction of justice and other charges. “He’s on trial so I’m not going to comment,” Schumer told reporters when asked whether he …

Reuters reports: Jury selection is expected to begin on Monday in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, a case that could affect the Democrat’s reelection prospects and help determine which party controls the Senate next year. Menendez, 70, and two New Jersey businessmen face charges in a bribery conspiracy case in Manhattan federal court, in a trial that …

Bloomberg News reports: US Senator Bob Menendez is prepared to blame his wife at his bribery trial for withholding information from him about gifts they allegedly accepted from businessmen seeking favors, a newly unsealed court document shows. The revelation came Tuesday in a portion of a March court filing in which lawyers for the New Jersey Democrat asked a US …