Sen. Bob Menendez Doesn’t Rule Out Testifying In His Bribery Trial
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“That’s to be determined,” the New Jersey Democrat told CBS News.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of taking the witness stand in his upcoming bribery trial next week in New York.
The trial is set to begin with jury selection on Monday in the U.S. District Court in Lower Manhattan.
In an interview with CBS News’ Nikole Killion in the halls of Congress, Menendez said he plans to be present in court for all days of the trial “subject to the schedule.”
When asked if he plans to take the witness stand, Menendez replied, “That’s to be determined.”
Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, were first charged in September 2023 for accepting bribes, including cash and gold bars, in exchange for the senator using his official position “to seek to protect and enrich” three New Jersey businessmen and benefit the government of Egypt.
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