Allies of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., have approached the White House on his behalf multiple times since the fall to see if President Joe Biden might be…
The New Jersey Democrat is facing potentially years in prison after he was convicted on federal corruption charges in July.might be willing to pardon him, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
Menendez, along with all Senate Democrats, voted to convict Trump during both of his impeachment trials, which the president-elect is unlikely to easily forget, according to a source close to Trump. But two people familiar with the discussions said the former senator has suggested to people close to him that a rejection of a pardon from Biden might make Trump more inclined to grant him clemency.The New Jersey senator’s co-defendants were also found guilty.
Longtime Biden adviser Steve Ricchetti, who serves in the White House as counselor to the president, was among those approached about a pardon for Menendez, two people familiar with the discussions said. Ricchetti was noncommittal, they said, but the takeaway for Menendez was that Biden would be unlikely to do it.
As part of his efforts to gain clemency from Trump, Menendez has looked at Trump’s 2020 decision to commute the sentence of former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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