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Watch: Sen. Bob Menendez speaks in New Jersey on heels of bribery indictment

US senator Robert Menendez speaks to the press after holding a meeting with President Guillermo Lasso along with US senator Timothy Kaine, at Carondelet Palace in Quito on April 10, 2023.
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  • New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife were indicted on federal bribery charges Friday.
  • Menendez has previously denied wrongdoing and said in a statement, "I'm not going anywhere."

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WASHINGTON Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is set to hold a press conference Monday following mounting calls for him to resign.

Menendez and his wife were indicted on federal bribery charges in New York last week. Prosecutors accused the 69-year-old Democrat and his spouse of allegedly accepting lavish bribes including hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz car and mortgage payments.

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