Federal prosecutors asked a federal judge to delay the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and his wife by at least two months on Wednesday, one day after attorneys for Nadine Menendez said she requires surgery for a serious medical condition.
Prosecutors told U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Stein in Manhattan that the May 6 trial could be pushed back to late July or August because they still want to try both defendants together, according to a letter sent on Wednesday.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is attending a Senate Finance Committee hearing about President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal 2025 in Washington, D.C., on March 21, 2024. (Aaron Schwartz/NurPhoto via AP)
While Nadine Menendez’s medical condition has not been publicly disclosed, defense attorneys have said surgery will be required within four to six weeks and may result in follow-up treatment, according
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