Democrats call a foul, as Menendez ditches primary

Incumbent Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) — pushed by both a looming corruption trial and a pending primary — announced he’ll skip the June 4 ballot. But New Jersey’s senior senator is keeping his political options open — even as he fights federal charges that he and wife Nadine accepted gold bars, wads of cash, and a luxury car — in return for favoring foreign interests. Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: **More info & videos below** For full episodes, check out Let us know what you think! Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: ----------------- While NJ PBS does not and cannot review every submission and is not responsible for the content of your comments, NJTV reserves the right to delete, remove, move, or edit comments that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate or unacceptable for any reason. ----------------- NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi is a week-nightly news program on NJ PBS covering local New Jersey news as well as a multi-platform, local information source for New Jersey. Be sure to share with us your story ideas, feedback and tips about news in your neighborhood here: NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi airs every weeknight at 6, 7:30 and 11 p.m. ET on NJ PBS.