Menendez’ Wife Reveals ‘Serious Medical Condition’ in Request to Push Off Trial

Nadine Menendez, the embattled wife of equally embattled Sen. Bob Menendez, asked a judge on Tuesday to delay the start of her trial on bribery charges because of a “serious medical condition,” which her lawyers said would require surgery as well as “significant follow-up and recovery treatment.”

In a letter to the Manhattan federal judge who will oversee her trial, Menendez’ attorneys said she would be unable to assist them “in preparing for trial in the next four weeks.” The surgical procedure will need to take place sometime in the next four to six weeks, they said.

“Nor would Ms. Menendez be in a physical or psychological condition to participate in a six-week trial beginning on May 6, 2024,” they added.

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