Sen. Bob Menendez gave sensitive government information to Egypt and tried to influence the President to nominate US Attorney who would protect his shady business associates, prosecutors claim

Democratic Senator Bob Menendez has now been indicted for trying to act as an agent of the Egyptian government after allegedly trying to use his position to protect and benefit his shady business associates and the Arab Republic of Egypt. 

A new, superseding indictment was filed today against Menendez and his wife Nadine, who pleaded not guilty to a slew of bribery and corruption charges earlier this month. 

According to the new charges, Menendez tried to influence President Trump to nominate a US Attorney in New Jersey who he felt would protect Fred Daibes, one of Menendez's associates who was under criminal investigation. 

A new, superseding indictment was filed today against Menendez and his wife Nadine, who pleaded not guilty to the other charges earlier this month

Two of the gold bars found during a search by federal agents of Sen. Bob Menendez's home and safe deposit box

Democrat Philip Sellinger was appointed by Biden in December 2021. 

Menendez is said to have met with Sellinger - referred to in the document as 'the candidate' and then the 'official' after he was nominated the previous year. 

Prosecutors say Sellinger told him he would have to recuse himself from any case involving Daibes, with whom he'd dealt in the private sector. 

In exchange, Menendez said he would not recommend him as a candidate for US Attorney to the President. 

It's unclear if he ever did recommend Sellinger as a candidate. 

Daibes is said to have paid Menendez in cash and gold bars, luxury vehicles and mortgage payments.

Bob and Nadine Menendez attend an event in Italy  on Sept 1, 2023

Fred Daibes arrives for his court appearance alongside Senator Bob Menendez at Manhattan Federal Court on September 27, 2023 in New York City

He is said to have accepted bribes including the gold bars and cash in exchange for acting on their behalf in US government.

It's unclear why he was not originally charged with acting officially for Egypt. 

Despite his mounting legal woes, he has repeatedly refused to leave office. 

In addition to the federal charges filed in the Southern District of New York, the New Jersey Attorney General is also investigating police handling of a 2018 crash involving Menendez's wife.

In that incident, she killed a man who she claimed had been jaywalking by plowing into him in her Mercedes. 

She did not have to take a field sobriety test and was allowed to walk away from the scene after a retried New Jersey police chief from a different jurisdiction showed up to support her.

The family of the man who was killed have long called for the case to be reopened. Menendez and Nadine were not yet married at the time. 

The AG is now looking into whether it was thoroughly-enough investigated.  

In addition to the federal charges filed in the Southern District of New York, the New Jersey Attorney General is also investigating police handling of a 2018 crash involving Menendez's wife, Nadine