Federal prosecutors in New York City have rewritten their indictment against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife.
FILE - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., right, and his wife Nadine Arslanian, pose for a photo on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 20, 2022. Federal prosecutors have rewritten an indictment against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, charging the two with conspiring to have him act as an agent of Egypt and Egyptian officials.
It comes just weeks after the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the Democratic senator, his wife and three businessmen were charged forthat benefitted the businessmen and the government of Egypt. Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty during their arraignment at the end of September.
The indicted senator has insisted on staying in office, defying calls from at least 30 Senate Democrats to step down. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has also called for his resignation.
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