Sen Bob Menendez will not seek re-election in November after obstruction of justice charge: report

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who’s been hit with a slew of indictments in a bribery scheme involving Egypt and Qatar, will not be seeking re-election this November, according to a report. 

A source close to the matter told The New York Post that Menendez "will not be running." 

The news comes after new obstruction charges were added earlier this week to a rewritten indictment returned against Menendez and his wife, Nadine.

The couple are being investigated over allegations that they accepted bribes of gold bars, cash and a luxury car from three favor-seeking New Jersey businessmen.

Menendez, 70, has maintained his innocence, calling the additional charges "a flagrant abuse of power."