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Sarah, what do you remember about the first part of our series on Bob and Nadine Menendez?

Well, first of all, they are not the Menendez

brothers. No, they're somebody else. First things first. These are different people. Yeah.

Second of all, Bob Menendez kind of worked his way up from nothing into being a part of the Senate

and him and his freaky wife, Nadine, are living large on bribes

because they're getting paid to help foreign militaries, I guess.

Yeah, Sarah, they were just a couple of crazy kids in love.

You know how it is.

Yeah, you know, they found love in a hopeless place, and what am I supposed to do, fault them for

that?

Well, lucky you, because today I'm going to tell you what becomes of our scammie,

star-crossed lovers.

It's September 25th, 2023, and dozens of reporters are crowded into a dimly lit room at Hudson County Community

College in Union City, New Jersey. Rain is beating against the windows, and everyone is waiting

for Democratic New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez to make his first comment since he was indicted for

bribery. Bob was charged two days ago, along with his wife, Nadine, and several of their

associates. This isn't the first time Bob has had to face the press after being indicted. In 2015,

he was hit with federal corruption charges. But back then, he walked out to applause. This time,

he walks out to stunned, uncomfortable silence.

Bob shakes the hands of the few constituents in attendance as he makes his way to the podium.

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