Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) appeared in court on Sept. 27 and pleaded not guilty to bribery charges leveled at him on Sept. 22.
The New Jersey Democrat made his first appearance in a federal court in Manhattan amid mounting demands from his colleagues for his resignation from Congress. Mr. Menendez and his wife, who’s also accused in the case, said nothing as they entered the lower Manhattan courthouse on the morning of Sept. 27.On Sept. 22, Mr. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, were indicted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, who has filed multiple counts of conspiracy against them, including bribery, honest services fraud, and extortion under color of law.
