Court papers show Sen. Bob Menendez may testify his wife kept him in the dark, unaware of any crimes

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Newly unsealed court papers show that Sen. Bob Menendez may seek exoneration at a May bribery trial by blaming his wife, saying she kept him in the dark about anything that could be illegal about her dealings with New Jersey businessmen. Several sentences in a March court filing by lawyers for the Democrat were unsealed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court after some news organizations insisted that public disclosure was required. Menendez’s lawyers had claimed that the sentences revealed trial strategy that could bias the jury pool. Menendez and his wife, Nadine. have pleaded not guilty.