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US Senator Bob Menendez (C), Democrat of New Jersey, with his wife Nadine Arslanian (2nd R), leaves US District Court.
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September 27, 2023

Menendez pleads not guilty as more Dems call for resignation

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) pleaded not guilty to bribery and corruption charges today as several more high-ranking Democrats have called for him to resign.

Menendez, who was accompanied by his wife Nadine, a co-defendant, ignored questions from reporters going into the Manhattan federal courthouse. Nadine Menendez and three businessmen charged in the alleged conspiracy also pleaded not guilty today.

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