Posted 4/15/2024, 11:39:30 PM
Menendez Steps Down from Senate Committee Amid Bribery Case Over Wife's Lucrative Job
- Menendez's wife made over $100,000 working for a COVID-19 testing lab tied to Egypt
- Prosecutors allege the job and testing contracts were thanks to Menendez's influence
- The lab owner denied hiring Menendez's wife because of her husband's power
- Reporting anticipated details later revealed in DOJ's bribery case against the couple
- Menendez has had to leave top Senate committee post due to the scandal
