Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

Mendez said Trump was "right" about the legal process he went through being "corrupt" in comments outside of the courthouse.

Former Senator Bob Menendez faces sentencing on corruption charges in federal court, with prosecutors seeking a 15-year sentence and the defense requesting leniency.

This process is political and is corrupted to its core. I hope President Trump cleans up the cesspool and restores the integrity to the system,” Menendez declared.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him and has vowed to appeal the conviction and sentence.

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his conviction in a scheme that brought him gold bars, cash and a car and what his lawyer says is a new nickname: "gold bar Bob.

Bob Menendez, 71, was found guilty on all 16 counts in his federal trial, becoming the first sitting member of Congress to be convicted of acting as a foreign agent.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez on Wednesday was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty on 16 counts in the corruption trial connected with acting as a foreign agent.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Wednesday after the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat traded on his political clout in exchange for gold bars, cash and a luxury car.

Former Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a brazen bribery scheme that saw him put his political influence up for sale in exchange for stockpiles of cash,

Former Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) was sentenced to 11 years in prison yesterday for bribery and acting as an unregistered agent of Egypt, among other charges. He resigned in August after being found guilty on 16 felony counts.