Sen. Bob Menendez and wife to face separate bribery trials

A federal judge in New York decided Thursday that Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife Nadine Menendez will face bribery charges in two separate trials. Nadine Menendez's trial will be delayed while she undergoes surgery to treat a medical condition.Sen. Menendez's trial will begin May 6, as originally scheduled, and Nadine Menendez's trial is tentatively set to begin July 8. 'This trial is going forward without Mrs.

But prosecutors had argued against splitting the case right now because Nadine Menendez faces charges 'in all of the counts Robert Menendez is charged with,' except one. Trying the case twice, they said, would result in inefficiencies, requiring them to 'present the same or substantially the same case, in full, a second time.

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