New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announced he won’t run for reelection.
There’s a catch! Menendez isn’t running for reelection in the Democratic primary!
Menendez had no chance of even winning the Democrat primary. Gee, could it be the indictments?
Menendez and his wife Nadine face 18 charges after federal prosecutors added two more charges to their indictment.
Menendez announced in a nine-minute video (emphasis mine):
“I will not file for the Democratic primary this June. I am hopeful that my exoneration will take place this summer and allow me to pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in the general election,” Menendez, who is facing bribery and obstruction of justice charges, said in a video posted online.The news comes as Menendez had faced calls to resign, including from a number of his Senate Democratic colleagues, as a result of the charges.Menendez was up for reelection this year and would have faced a highly competitive Democratic primary had he entered the race. Tammy Murphy, the wife of New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and the state’s first lady, is running. Rep. Andy Kim of New Jersey is also running and has been endorsed by Sen. John Fetterman of neighboring Pennsylvania, who has been the most vocal Senate Democrat calling for Menendez to resign.
The Southern District of New York brought charges against Menendez and Nadine in September for allegedly accepting “hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes” to protect three New Jersey businessmen and work on behalf of Egypt.
The feds allege the Menendezes “accepted cash, gold, payments toward a home mortgage, compensation for a low or-no-show job, a luxury vehicle, and other things of value.”
Menendez has repeatedly stated that he won’t resign over the charges.
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