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New obstruction of justice crimes were added to charges against Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife on Tuesday, alleging that they accepted gold bars, cash, and a luxury car in exchange for the senator’s assistance to three businessmen. The new charges were part of a rewritten indictment returned against the Democrat in Manhattan federal court, according to the Associated Press. Menendez and his wife, Nadine, now face additional charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice. Attorneys for Bob and Nadine Menendez, as well as the other defendants in the case, did not immediatel…

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