Liars lie. Snakes slither. And disgraced New Jersey Democrat Senator Bob Menendez is poised to throw his wife under the bus as the walls close in on him in the couple’s bribery trial.
Menendez set the stage on Tuesday.
Lawyers for Menendez, who announced in late March he won’t run in the New Jersey Democrat primary as he faces federal corruption charges, asked a U.S. judge to try him separately from his wife, Nadine. They are accused of accepting bribes of cash, gold bars, and a car to help three businessmen from the Egyptian government. Menendez is also charged with acting as a foreign agent of Egypt.
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At trial, Menendez may testify about communications he had with his wife regarding their dinners with Egyptian officials and her explanation of why two of the businessmen gave her “certain monetary items,” according to the March filing. But U.S. District Judge…
