But the New Jersey Democrat said he hopes to be exonerated and 'pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in a general election.'
But the New Jersey Democrat said he hopes to be exonerated and"pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in a general election."Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who is fighting federal corruption charges, said Thursday that he will not file to run for reelection in the Democratic primary but added he hopes to be exonerated and run as an independent., the former Twitter.
that claimed Menendez allegedly accepted luxury goods and large sums of money in bribes in exchange for committing corrupt acts, including providing sensitive information to Middle Eastern governments. Even without Menendez, the Democratic New Jersey primary is turning into a contentious one: Rep. Andy Kim and Tammy Murphy, the state's first lady, are facing off in the race. The New Jersey primaries are on June 4.
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