Sen. Menendez bribery trial starts with judge scolding lawyers on 'gamesmanship'

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Sen. Menendez bribery trial starts with judge scolding lawyers on 'gamesmanship'
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Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., is accused of accepting bribes in the form of cash, gold bars and other gifts in exchange for official acts.

A judge admonished attorneys for playing legal games shortly after they convened for the start of the federal bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.

Senator Robert Menendez arrives at the federal courthouse in Manhattan, New York, United States on May 13, 2024.A judge on Monday admonished attorneys for playing legal games shortly after they convened for the start of the federal bribery trial of Sen.

Menendez was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but stepped down from that role following his indictment in September 2023. Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York told Stein that they expect to lay out their case in four-and-a-half to six-and-a-half weeks.

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