{"id":2217476,"date":"2024-04-10T13:55:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendez-can-postpone-trial-till-late-summer-federal-prosecutors-say\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T13:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:57:00","slug":"menendez-can-postpone-trial-till-late-summer-federal-prosecutors-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendez-can-postpone-trial-till-late-summer-federal-prosecutors-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal prosecutors suggest that Menendez can delay trial until late summer"},"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%2Fmenendez-can-postpone-trial-till-late-summer-federal-prosecutors-say%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=2217476&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--><p>Federal prosecutors have requested a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-is-an-american-legal-giant\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell Is an American Legal Giant\">federal judge<\/a> to\u2062 postpone Sen. Bob Menendez&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/menendez-received-thousands-of-dollars-in-wedding-gifts-from-scandal-linked-friends\/\" title=\"Menendez Received Thousands of Dollars in Wedding Gifts From Scandal-Linked Friends\">corruption trial<\/a> \u2013\u2063 including his wife \u2013 by at least two months due to \u2064Nadine Menendez&#8217;s serious medical condition requiring surgery. The trial set for May \u200c6\u2064 might \u2063be rescheduled for late July or August to enable a joint trial. This development was communicated in \u2064a letter to U.S. District Court \u200bJudge\u2063 Sidney Stein in Manhattan.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge to delay the corruption trial of Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bob-menendez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bob Menendez<\/a> (D-NJ) and his wife by at least two months on Wednesday, one day after attorneys for Nadine Menendez said she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mom-loses-legs-after-being-mauled-by-pack-of-dogs\/\" title=\"Mother's legs amputated after dog attack\">requires surgery<\/a> for a serious medical condition.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors told U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan that the May 6 trial could be pushed back to late July or August because they still want to try both defendants together, according to a letter sent on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is attending a Senate Finance Committee hearing about President Joe Biden\u2019s proposed budget for fiscal 2025 in Washington, D.C., on March 21, 2024. (Aaron Schwartz\/NurPhoto via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Nadine Menendez\u2019s medical condition has not been publicly disclosed, defense attorneys have said surgery will be required within four to six weeks and may result in follow-up treatment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-agrees-delay-senator-bob-menendezs-corruption-trial-over-wifes-health-2024-04-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The couple and two other defendants have been charged in a wide-ranging bribery conspiracy and have pleaded not guilty to the charges they face. Prosecutors told the judge they still oppose a request by the senator\u2019s spouse for indefinite adjournment.<\/p>\n<p>Menendez is accused of obstructing justice and accepting money, gold bars, and luxury vehicles to use his influential position on behalf of the Egyptian and Qatari governments.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeless-man-accused-of-setting-249-year-old-san-gabriel-mission-on-fire-pleads-not-guilty\/\" title=\"Homeless Man Accused Of Setting 249-Year-Old San Gabriel Mission On Fire Pleads Not Guilty\">judge set<\/a> a Thursday conference to decide on outstanding motions in the case. The conference could decide the trial date, how many trials will take place, and what will be considered admissible evidence during the trial.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Nadine Menendez and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) arrive at Manhattan federal court, Monday, March 11, 2024, in New York. They are being charged with conspiring with three businessmen to accept bribes of gold bars, cash, and a luxury car in return for the senator\u2019s help in projects pursued by the businessmen. (AP Photo\/Jeenah Moon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The New Jersey senator has faced calls from several prominent Democrats to resign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-threatens-to-veto-senate-effort-to-nullify-joe-biden-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-even-if-democrats-support-it\/\" title=\"White House Threatens to Veto Senate Effort to Nullify Joe Biden Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate \u2014 Even if Democrats Support it\">including vocal<\/a> and repeated calls from Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA). Menendez is up for reelection but has chosen to run as an independent if he is exonerated.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2024 election approaches, several seats held by Democrats or independents who caucus with the party could be closely contested, making Menendez\u2019s indictment a high-stakes event amid Democrats\u2019 narrow hold of a 51-49 Senate majority.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal prosecutors requested a federal judge to postpone Sen. Bob Menendez&#8217;s corruption trial and his wife&#8217;s by at least two months. This comes after Nadine Menendez&#8217;s attorneys mentioned her need for surgery due to a severe medical issue. The prosecutors informed U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan about the situation, suggesting a delay from the scheduled May timeframe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2217477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24071547656483-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2217476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24071547656483-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}