Bob Menendez Files Long-Shot Motion to Have Bribery Charges Chucked

Attorneys for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on Wednesday asked a federal judge to dismiss an indictment against him, arguing that he is innocent of charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent.

The motion to dismiss, lawyer Adam Fee said in a statement, was filed to expose that “the government’s case is rotten at its core.”

Heaping new accusations on the embattled New Jersey lawmaker just last week, federal prosecutors have thus far accused Menendez of taking bribes—including gold bars and fancy cars—to do favors for businessmen and the governments of Egypt and Qatar.

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