Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, and his wife Nadine Menendez depart federal court in Manhattan on March 11. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg 'Very Close to Turning Off the Jury': Menendez Takes Risk by Pointing Finger at Wife, White-Collar Expert Says
Weinstein noted that jurors come to the courtroom with their own experiences and ideas about marriage, which may lead them to doubt the alleged distance between the Menendezes.
May 16, 2024 at 06:20 PM
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Criminal Law
The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
The Paul Hastings attorneys representing U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, in his bribery and extortion trial have begun to argue that Menendez was unaware of his wife's conduct—but that strategy involves risk, white-collar defense expert Michael Weinstein of Cole Schotz said Thursday.
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