Feds consider charging Sen. Bob Menendez after years-long corruption probe: report

Lawyers for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) are expected to meet with federal prosecutors in the coming weeks as the Justice Department nears a decision on whether to charge the powerful lawmaker after a years-long corruption probe.

The expected discussions between the 69-year-old’s legal team and prosecutors from the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office will provide Menendez an opportunity to make the case for why he shouldn’t be indicted, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

It’s unclear what potential counts could be leveled against the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman or whether his wife, 56-year-old Nadine Arslanian, has been implicated in the government’s investigation, according to the outlet.

The Southern District of New York’s probe into both Menendez and Arslanian — who had been struggling financially and facing foreclosure on her home before marrying the senator in 2020 — has focused on whether they received unreported luxury gifts, including a car and a Washington apartment, in return for political favors, according to reports.

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