Nadine Menendez will undergo a mastectomy, her husband revealed in a statement as his trial was underway.
Washington — Nadine Menendez, the wife of Sen. Bob Menendez , is being treated for grade 3 breast cancer and will have a mastectomy, her husband disclosed Thursday. The New Jersey Democrat revealed his wife's cancer diagnosis in a statement while his trial was underway in federal court in Manhattan. He and his wife are accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from three New Jersey businessmen for political favors.
But a judge postponed her trial until later this summer after she said she was suffering from a 'serious medical condition' that requires surgery and weeks of recovery. The senator, his wife and the two businessmen have pleaded not guilty. Menendez said his wife asked him to disclose her diagnosis 'as a result of constant press inquiries and reporters following my wife.
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