Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has a new reason for having a treasure trove of gold and cash that law enforcement officers found during a raid on his home.
Menendez’s attorneys argued that “generational trauma and a habit to hoard reserves” were the reasons the senator had the stash as he faces allegations that he sold his influence and received large amounts of cash and gold in return.
His defense team said the $480,000 and 13 gold bars found at his home were there because he has a habit rooted in psychological trauma from his father’s suicide and a family history of confiscated cash in Cuba.
This image provided by the U.S. Attorney’s office on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in New York shows two of the gold bars found during a search by federal agents of Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) home and safe deposit box. Menendez and his
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