Sen. Bob Menendez has resisted calls for his resignation after being indicted on bribery charges, suggesting he is being targeted because of his Latino heritage.
Sen. Bob Menendez has resisted calls for him to resign after he and his wife, Nadine, were, repeatedly suggesting he is being targeted because of his heritage.
“Those behind this campaign simply cannot accept that a first-generation Latino American from humble beginnings could rise to be a U.S. senator and serve with honor and distinction,” Menendez, who is Cuban American, said in a statement shortly after the indictments were made public. This is Menendez’s second indictment in eight years. He was charged in 2015 with conspiracy, bribery and honest services fraud for allegedly using his political influence to assist his friend and major donor, Florida optometrist Dr. Salomon Melgen. A 2017 trial resulted in a deadlocked jury., Menendez once again made reference to his heritage to explain why federal agents found $100,000 in gold bars and $480,000 in cash in his home during a raid in June 2022 .
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