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Embattled Democrat Senator Bob Menendez (NJ) is not going to search re-election in November, however has refused to resign.
Bob Menendez and his spouse Nadine Menendez have been charged with obstruction of justice in a brand new 18-count indictment unsealed Tuesday.
The brand new expenses relate to a bribery scheme involving Egypt and Qatar.
Excerpt from the New York Put up:
Embattled New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is not going to search re-election in November, though he has nonetheless refused to tender his resignation, The Put up has realized.
A supply near Menendez mentioned, “He is not going to be operating.”
The three-term federal senator, who resigned from his highly effective put up as chairman of the Senate Overseas Relations Committee after his preliminary impeachment final 12 months, faces an 18-count indictment — and a string of Democratic major challengers. One has to face powerful competitors from one group.
In an interview with Forbes on Thursday, Menendez mentioned he wouldn’t resign, however when requested if he would run for re-election, he mentioned, “Ah, that's one other query.”
Menendez is below stress from each fellow Democrats and Republicans to resign. He faces powerful Democratic major challenges from others, together with progressive New Jersey Consultant Andy Kim and the state's First Girl Tammy Murphy.
In January, Menendez was charged with a second superseding indictment for praising Qatar in trade for luxurious watches.
In keeping with NBC Information, the indictment states, “Menendez offered these statements to Diebs in order that Diebs might share them with a Qatari investor and a Qatari authorities official related to a Qatari funding firm.”
In October, Bob Menendez was charged in a trespassing indictment with performing as a international agent.
The brand new indictment filed by a federal grand jury in Manhattan claims Menendez “offered delicate U.S. authorities data and took different steps that covertly assisted the Egyptian authorities.”
Damien Williams mentioned Nadine Menendez was given a “no-show” or “low-show” job, a Mercedes Benz, and different valuables.
Particular brokers discovered $500,000 in money stuffed in envelopes within the closet. “Some money was stuffed within the senator's jacket pocket. Among the envelopes of money contained Diebs' fingerprints and Diebs' DNA,” Williams mentioned at a information convention final month.
Menendez refused to resign and remains to be attending labeled briefings.