Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, of New Jersey, is set to be tried on bribery, corruption and obstruction charges beginning Monday.
Washington — Sen. Bob Menendez was at work in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, but in four days he'll be in a Manhattan courtroom as a criminal defendant fighting federal corruption charges that involve the governments of Egypt and Qatar. The New Jersey Democrat told CBS News he plans to be at his trial every day 'subject to the schedule.' When asked whether he would take the stand, Menendez said, 'that's to be determined.
The third indicted business associate, Jose Uribe, pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors earlier this year. The Menendezes are accused of accepting lavish gifts, including nearly half a million dollars in cash, more than a dozen gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and home mortgage payments, from the businessmen who allegedly sought to use the senator's power to benefit their businesses, Egypt and Qatar and to disrupt criminal prosecutions.
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