{"id":2203766,"date":"2024-03-21T20:27:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T00:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-bob-menendez-to-not-run-for-re-election-as-a-democrat\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T20:30:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T00:30:49","slug":"senator-bob-menendez-to-not-run-for-re-election-as-a-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-bob-menendez-to-not-run-for-re-election-as-a-democrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Bob Menendez opts out of seeking re-election as a Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenator-bob-menendez-to-not-run-for-re-election-as-a-democrat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2203766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senator\u200c Bob\u200c Menendez \u200cOpts Out of Democrat Primary Amid \u200dCharges<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Senator Bob Menendez<\/strong> (D-NJ) revealed late Thursday his \u200cdecision to forgo seeking re-election in the Democrat primary as he \u200bgrapples with multiple\u2063 felony charges tied to a corruption \u2063probe involving foreign\u2063 countries.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI will \u200bnot file\u2062 for the Democratic primary this June,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Menendez expressed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-no-new-proactive-step-on-tiktok-deal-under-biden\/\" title=\"White House: No New \u2018Proactive Step\u2019 on TikTok Deal Under Biden\">social media video<\/a> his hopes for exoneration this summer, aiming to pursue his candidacy as an independent Democrat in the general election.<\/p>\n<h3>Indictment and Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>Menendez and his spouse faced federal charges in September for \u200dallegedly receiving bribes from\u2064 three businessmen in exchange \u200cfor leveraging his position\u2064 as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The bribes\u2019 purpose was to safeguard the businessmen and promote Egypt\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conspiracy to commit bribery<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy to commit honest\u200c services fraud<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy to commit extortion<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy for acting as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">foreign agent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a revised indictment, Menendez was accused of aiding a friend in securing \u200ba multimillion-dollar investment deal from the Qatari government\u2063 by taking actions benefiting Qatar.<\/p>\n<h3>Subsequent Charges and Denial<\/h3>\n<p>Further charges in a superseding indictment\u2062 included conspiracy, obstruction of justice, acting as a foreign agent, bribery, and fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Menendez refuted\u200c any misconduct and portrayed the investigation as another instance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-is-so-committed-to-transparency-nearly-entire-trump-raid-affidavit-is-redacted\/\" title=\"FBI Is So Committed To Transparency Nearly Entire Trump Raid Affidavit Is Redacted\">federal law enforcement targeting<\/a> him following a \u200cprevious corruption trial.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNot content \u2013 or capable \u2013 of meeting those facts fairly at trial, the government has now falsely alleged a \u2063cover-up and obstruction,\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Menendez criticized the latest \u200caccusations, asserting they reflect the prosecutors&#8217; fear of factual scrutiny by a jury, emphasizing their relentless pursuit against him.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>This is a developing story; check back for updates.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) announced late Thursday that he will not seek re-election in the Democratic primary amid facing multiple felony charges related to a corruption investigation involving foreign nations. 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