Menendez sought to dismiss charges including conspiracy to commit bribery.
Sen. Bob Menendez asks a question during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on March 14, 2024, in Washington, D.C., ruling his conduct is not protected by the nature of his job as a United States senator or as then-chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee.
Menendez sought to dismiss charges including conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right, and conspiracy for a public official to act as a foreign agent. Sen. Bob Menendez asks a question during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, on March 14, 2024, in Washington, D.C.Prosecutors have accused Menendez, 69, of conspiring with his wife, Nadine Menendez, and businessman Wael Hana to have the senator act as an agent of Egypt. In exchange for bribe payments, Menendez was meant to help lift a block on U.S. military aid to Egypt, the indictment says.
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