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Sen. Bob Menendez revealed Thursday that his wife Nadine has cancer.
The announcement comes on day four of the New Jersey Democrat's ongoing corruption trial in Manhattan where he and his wife are both charged in a corruption scheme.
'As a result of constant press inquiries and reporters following my wife, she has asked me to disclose her medical condition,' Menendez wrote in a statement Thursday.
'Nadine is suffering from Grade 3 breast cancer, which will require her to have mastectomy surgery. We are of course, concerned about the seriousness and advanced stage of the disease.'
'She will require follow up surgery and possibly radiation treatment. We hope and pray for the best results.'
Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and his wife Nadine are both being prosecuted in the case
This image provided by the U.S. Attorney's office shows two of the gold bars found during a search by federal agents of Sen. Bob Menendez's home and safe deposit box. The lawmaker's attorney's blamed his wife for storing the gold
'We ask the press and the public to give her the time, space and privacy to deal with this challenging health condition as she undergoes surgery and recovery,' the statement said.
The shocking revelation comes one day after Menendez's attorneys threw Nadine under the bus for storing gold bars in the couple's home without the lawmaker's knowledge.
On Wednesday, the Democrat's attorney Avi Weitzman claimed during opening statements that the 'gold bars were found in a locked closet' and that it wasn't the lawmaker's but 'it is Nadine’s closet.'
The then pulled out a photo of the closet and highlighted how it was filled with Nadine's clothes.
'The senator did not know the gold bars were there,' Weitzman told the jury.
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