Bob Menendez Pleads Not Guilty to Obstruction of Justice Charges
U.S. senator Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) pleaded not guilty on Monday to a new indictment charging him with obstruction of justice, as the embattled Democratic lawmaker’s corruption trial draws near. Menendez entered the plea at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan. Menendez was charged last year with taking bribes from New Jersey businessmen to impede law enforcement probes they