Wife of Sen. Bob Menendez Seeks Separate Trial

The sensational case of Nadine Menendez and her Democratic senator husband involves wads of cash, gold bars, and the Egyptian government.
Wife of Sen. Bob Menendez Seeks Separate Trial
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, (D-NJ), and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez arrive at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, in New York City, on Sept. 27, 2023. Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images
Wim De Gent
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The wife of U.S. Senator Bob Menendez on Monday sought to sever the government’s corruption case against her from that of her husband, according to a court document.

Nadine Menendez’s lawyers argued that a joint trial will prejudice her right to defend herself in a fair trial. They added that a joint trial would force the married defendants to choose between defending themselves or implicating one another, “as exercising their right to testify in their own defense may necessitate waiving their privilege against providing testimony adverse to their spouse.”

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