NEW: Embattled Democrat Senator Bob Menendez Won’t Seek Reelection in November: Report
Embattled Democrat Senator Bob Menendez (NJ) won’t seek reelection in November, but he refuses to resign.
Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Menendez were charged with obstruction of justice in a new 18-count indictment unsealed on Tuesday.
The new charges are related to a bribery scheme that involves Egypt and Qatar.
Excerpt from the New York Post:
Embattled New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez will not run for re-election in November, although he still refuses to hand in his resignation, The Post has learned.
“He will not be running,” said a source close to Menendez.
The three-term federal senator, who resigned his powerful position as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee following the initial indictment last year,