Prosecution Rests In Bob Menendez’s Corruption Trial

June 28, 2024 Democrats, Scandal

Prosecutors in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial rested their case against the New Jersey Democrat on Friday, bringing an end to seven weeks of testimony from more than two dozen witnesses they’ve called to persuade a jury that the senator used his political influence to benefit three businessmen and two foreign governments in exchange for bribes.

The allegations date back to 2018, around the time the Democratic senator began dating the woman who is now his wife, Nadine Menendez, whose trial was postponed as she recovers from breast cancer surgery.

Over the last month and a half, prosecutors detailed a wide-ranging corruption scheme in which Menendez allegedly used his influence as the then-chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee to secretly benefit Egypt.

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After seven weeks, the prosecution rested this afternoon in the federal bribery trial against NJ Sen. Bob Menendez. “The government hasn’t proven its case,” he said on his way out of court just now. Refused to say whether he’ll testify. pic.twitter.com/y1RinUoKoY

— Dana DiFilippo (@DanaDiFilippo) June 28, 2024