Sen. Bob Menendez enters not guilty plea to latest criminal indictment
Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife have pleaded not guilty to new obstruction of justice charges in a New York court
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Published - Mar 11, 2024, 11:50 AM ET
Last Updated - Mar 11, 2024, 11:50 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty on Monday to new obstruction of justice charges in a New York court.
The new charges were in a rewritten indictment returned last week against the Democrat in Manhattan federal court.
“Once again, not guilty your honor,” Menendez responded after Judge Sidney H. Stein asked him to enter a plea at a 20-minute hearing. Menendez had previously pleaded not guilty to charges in October.
Menendez and his wife, Nadine, entered the pleas to the indictment containing new charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. Afterward, they briefly spoke to one another before leaving the courtroom together.
