Jurors resume deliberations in Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial for third day

Jurors resume deliberations in Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial for third day

Benjamin Hughes

Washington — Jurors in New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial will meet for a third day Tuesday to deliberate the fate of the New Jersey Democrat, who is accused of accepting bribes from three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for using his political influence to their benefit. 

The jury began deliberations Friday afternoon and carried on through Monday without reaching a verdict. 

Leaving court Monday, Menendez, who has pleaded not guilty, said that “it is obvious the government’s case is not as simple as they made it [out] to be.” 

Nadine Menendez, the senator’s wife, was also charged in the alleged scheme, but Stein on Monday postponed her trial indefinitely as she recovers from breast cancer surgery. 

Caitlin Yilek

Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.

Source: cbsnews.com