Sen. Bob Menendez reveals his wife has breast cancer during trial

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The New Jersey Democrat said he was revealing his wife's health crisis at her request after repeated inquiries from the media.

FILE - Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife Nadine Menendez arrive at the federal courthouse in New York, Sept. 27, 2023. Menendez said Thursday, May 16, 2024, that his wife has breast cancer and will require a mastectomy, a revelation made just as the presentation of evidence began at his New York bribery trial. Sen.

Menendez issued the statement in an email as opening statements were completed and the presentation of evidence began at his trial in Manhattan federal court with testimony from an FBI agent who led the raid on the Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, home he shared with his wife. Attorney Lawrence Lustberg, representing Hana, said prosecutors had built their case against his client on "innocent acts."

 

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