The bribery trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is ready to start with opening statements Wednesday as prosecutors seek to convince a jury that the longtime powerful Democrat was corrupt.
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves the Manhattan federal court after the second day of jury selection in his trial, Tuesday, May, 14, 2024, in New York. The Democrat has pleaded not guilty to bribery, extortion, fraud and obstruction of justice, along with acting as a foreign agent of Egypt.
For the senator, the trial represents the second time he has been criminally charged in a federal court in the last decade.on corruption charges brought in New Jersey, and prosecutors did not seek to retry him. Menendez is on trial with Fred Daibes, a New Jersey real estate developer, and businessman Wael Hana. All have have pleaded not guilty.
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