Menendez has refused to step down as New Jersey's senior senator even amid growing calls from his fellow Democratic senators.
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive to the federal courthouse in New York on Wednesday.
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife, Nadine, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to bribery charges in a federal court in Manhattan.that claimed Menendez allegedly accepted luxury goods and large sums of money in bribes in exchange for committing corrupt acts, including providing sensitive information to the government of Egypt.
Menendez was released on a $100,000 bail and will have to hand over his personal passport but can keep his official passport and can continue foreign travel only for official duties as senator.He intends to continue his work as New Jersey's senior senator despite calls from more than a dozen Senate Democrats for him to resign., claiming his innocence. He has only agreed to temporarily step down from his post as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Their alleged coconspirators, New Jersey businessmen Fred Daibes, a real estate developer, Wael Hana and Joseph Uribe were also named in that same indictment and are facing two charges each.Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
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