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Bob Menendez lawyer tells jurors there is no direct evidence linking senator to bribes

Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) defense attorney tried to rip a hole in the government’s case against the senator, telling jurors there was no direct evidence tying him to allegations of bribery and corruption.  Adam Fee, a former assistant U.S. attorney in the same office that is prosecuting Menendez, said during closing arguments on Tuesday that the government is “asking […]

Defense rests after Menendez declines to take stand

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) said Wednesday he will not take the stand in his federal bribery and corruption trial, claiming prosecutors failed to prove “every aspect” of the sprawling case against him.  The Democratic senator said that to “give them another chance” by taking the witness stand was “simply not something that makes any sense to […]

Sen. Bob Menendez running for re-election to keep perks: source

Embattled Sen. Robert Menendez’s decision to run as an independent for New Jersey’s Senate seat may have more to do with holding the federal government hostage than serving his constituents, political analysts say. Menendez, currently on trial in Manhattan federal court on bribery and corruption charges, could lose his pension and health insurance for life […]

Conaway wins Dem primary to succeed lawmaker challenging Bob Menendez for Senate

Longtime New Jersey state representative Herb Conaway won the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, setting him up to face off against a Republican challenger in November. Conaway has served in the Garden State Congress since 1998. A late April poll found: Public Policy Opinion Surveys Conaway was deemed the overwhelming […]