Will there be a garage sale? U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who has repeatedly defied calls for his resignation after his sweeping corruption charges six months ago, announced Thursday he will not run in the Democratic primary for re-election. But the New Jersey senator said he might run as an independent candidate in the fall after his “exoneration.” “I will not file for the Democratic primary this June. I am hopeful that my exoneration will take place this summer and allow me to pursue my candidacy as an independent Democrat in the general election,” Menendez said in a nine-minute video. At leas…