Menendez says wife and co-defendant in corruption case has cancer

NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) announced Thursday as opening statements continued in his corruption trial that his wife has advanced breast cancer and will undergo surgery and possibly radiation treatment. Democracy Dies in Darkness Menendez says wife, a co-defendant in corruption case, has cancer The statement released by the senator’s office about his wife’s diagnosis painted a different picture of the couple than his defense attorney had a day earlier. May 16, 2024 at 1:48 p.m. EDT