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Menendez Set to Blame His Wife in Upcoming Bribery Trial

The senator’s lawyers could try to demonstrate his innocence by arguing that his wife withheld information from him.

AP/Jacquelyn Martin, file
Senator Menendez and his wife, Nadine Menendez, at the White House, June 22, 2023. AP/Jacquelyn Martin, file
M.J. KOCH
M.J. KOCH

Senator Menendez could throw his wife under the bus in an upcoming federal bribery trial, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. 

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M.J. KOCH
M.J. KOCH

Ms. Koch graduated in 2023 from Harvard College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the student weekly, the Harvard Independent. She reports on issues of higher education and foreign policy at The New York Sun.

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