The sentence is the longest ever imposed upon a former U.S. senator.
Welcome to the Southern District of New York, the wild west of political prosecutions, hesaid.
President Trump is right.
Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) arrives to federal court , Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in New York.AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
This process is political and its corrupt to the core.
I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system.
Other than family, I have lost everything I ever cared about, the former senator said.
For someone who spent his entire life in public service, every day Im awake is a punishment.
District Judge Sidney Stein wasnt having it.
Somewhere along the way, you became, Im sorry to say, a corrupt politician, the judgesaid.
