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Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves federal court after a hearing on a bribery case, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in New York. 
The New Jersey Democrat stepped down from his powerful post leading the Senate committee after he was charged last month. Prosecutors said the senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez, accepted bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car over the past five years from three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for a variety of corrupt acts.
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