Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who is fighting for his
political life after being slapped with numerous superseding indictments
for corruption and bribery, might have the perfect fall guy. In this
case, fall girl: that would be his wife. 
Last September, the New Jersey
Democrat became the subject of national attention when federal agents
searched his home, finding gold bars and almost $500,000 in cash strewn
about the house. Some of the money was stuffed in articles of clothing.
He was later charged with acting as a foreign agent on behalf of
Egypt. Later, Qatar was added to that list. Menendez has faced
corruption charges before, but this time, the gold bars seemed to be the
straw that broke the camel’s back concerning his fellow Democrats. Now,
he might hurl his wife under the bus to save himself (via CBS News):
NEW
Senator Menendez, Charged in Bribery Scheme, May Blame His Wife
According
to newly unsealed documents, Senator Robert Menendez may testify that
Nadine Menendez hid information from him, leading him to believe that
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Sen.
Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, could incriminate his wife when he
heads to trial next month to fight charges that he traded his political
influence for cash, gold bars and a luxury Mercedes, according to newly
unsealed court documents.
A legal brief from Menendez's lawyers
said the senator might testify about communications with his wife that
will demonstrate "the ways in which she withheld information" from her
husband "or otherwise led him to believe that nothing unlawful was
taking place."
The disclosure about Menendez's possible defense
strategy, which had been redacted, was unsealed by a federal judge at
the request of several news organizations, including CBS News.
Menendez
was indicted in September on charges alleging he and his wife, Nadine,
accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of bribes while using
his power and influence to enrich and protect three New Jersey
businessmen and benefit the government of Egypt.
Later, a
superseding indictment alleged Menendez and his wife conspired to act as
a foreign agent for Egypt and accepted expensive gifts in exchange for
favorable comments about Qatar. The latest indictment unsealed in March
accused the duo of obstructing the investigation into the alleged
yearslong corruption scheme.
The New Jersey Democrat has been cleaved from the Democratic Party
herd and left to die in the wilderness but still plans to run for
another term in the U.S. Senate, though not as a Democrat. He plans to
run as an independent. Frankly, he should give up on his career in
public life since it’s effectively over and focus on not going to jail
right now.
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