Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife, Nadine Menendez, are asking a judge to try them both separately on federal corruption charges as their trial is scheduled to start in May in New York City, according to new court documents filed by both of their attorneys.
Nadine Menendez told the judge in a request filed late Monday evening that she understood that her husband may testify at their trial as the couple and three other co-defendants face a litany of conspiracy charges including bribery, fraud, extortion and acting as a foreign agent in connection to Egypt and Qatar. All co-defendants have pleaded not guilty .
Her lawyers wrote in the court filing that the senator’s testimony “could include revealing confidential marital communications with Ms. Menendez that Senator Menendez deems essential and material to his defense,” according to The New York Times .
A defendant’s spouse may decide to testify but cannot be […]
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