Sobbing Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez Sentenced To 11 Years

NBC News reports:

A judge sentenced an emotional former Sen. Bob Menendez Wednesday to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a years-long bribery and corruption scheme that saw him rewarded with gold bars and stacks of cash. Menendez had pleaded with U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein for mercy, twice breaking down in tears.

“I have lost everything,” Menendez said, after recounting actions he said he had taken to help others while in the Senate, a job he was forced to resign after his conviction. “For a man who spent his entire life in public service, every day I am awake is a punishment,” Menendez said.

Read the full article. Menendez has pleaded with Trump for a pardon after being rebuffed by Biden.

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