Browsing: Bob Menendez

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.)  stated in a video announcement on Thursday that he might run as an independent for his position despite pressure from his own party to resign due to his charges.   Menendez, who is accused of taking bribes and acting as an agent for Egypt’s…

A federal judge has rejected Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-N.J.) claims that he has legislative immunity, and therefore cannot be prosecuted in the initial four conspiracy charges against the New Jersey lawmaker.  U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein in Manhattan ruled Thursday that the embattled senator cannot evade prosecution based on what he does in the…