U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, introduces a nominee before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a judicial nominations hearing, on Nov. 1, 2023. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM Robert Menendez Asks Judge to Toss Guilty Verdicts, Order New Trial
"The government said it would prosecute Senator Menendez for his alleged agreements to sell official acts in exchange for bribes," the defense filing reads. "But despite a 10-week trial, the government offered no actual evidence of an agreement, just speculation masked as inference."
August 20, 2024 at 04:59 PM
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White Collar Crime
Attorneys for U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, are asking a federal judge to set aside their client's guilty verdicts, claiming prosecutors violated the lawmaker's rights to protected speech and debate.
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