Jury selection has concluded, and opening statements have begun in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez in New York. Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, faces 16 criminal charges, including bribery, fraud, acting as a foreign agent, and obstruction. Prosecutors allege that Menendez accepted bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, and a luxury car from three businessmen in exchange for political favors benefiting Egypt and Qatar. Menendez has pleaded not guilty and his defense team is attempting to shift blame to his wife, Nadine Menendez, for the gold bars found in their home. Judge Sidney Stein is presiding over the trial, which is Menendez's second corruption trial in a decade. The trial is expected to be lengthy, with the jury selection process alone taking several days to complete.
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Lawyer opens defence of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez in his corruption trial by blaming his wife https://t.co/MX0izxS2kg
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After the prosecution portrayed Sen. Bob Menendez as a "corrupt" politician who "put his power up for sale" in the pursuit of lucrative bribes, the New Jersey Democrat's counsel pinned the blame on his wife Wednesday afternoon in his bribery trial. https://t.co/318Pv9qhj9
At the opening of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's trial, a prosecutor pointed the finger at him, calling the Democrat corrupt and telling a federal jury in New York on Wednesday that he traded his power in return for bribes of gold bars, cash and a car. Later... https://t.co/S40vAvaVi4
Jimmy Buffett once said, "Some people claim that there's a woman to blame." Sen. Bob Menendez is taking that to heart, blaming his wife for the criminal case he's currently ensnarled in. Will jurors buy that, or come away thinking it's his own damn fault? https://t.co/CQY7SIq2j5
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) fell hard for Nadine Arslanian in 2018, the start of a fateful romance that has landed him in Manhattan federal court as star defendant. His trial could put a grim capstone to his 50-year political career. https://t.co/0NwQjcdsDq
Sen. Bob Menendez traded power for gold, cash, prosecutor alleges (from @AP) https://t.co/rzsAjSMgGk
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez traded power for gold, cash, prosecutor alleges https://t.co/oL3k1aokHr
Menendez lawyer denies bribery scheme, says gold bars are his wife’s https://t.co/nsPYt5Dk1j
NJ Sen. Bob Menendez’s attorneys say wife never told him about gold bars and lavish gifts https://t.co/XN7IcTyI4x
Sen. Bob Menendez’s lawyer cites ‘innocent explanations’ for gold and cash stash in bribery trial https://t.co/E9CsyHxfzc
At the start of his federal corruption trial, contrasting visions of the once-powerful Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez were delivered. A prosecutor said Menendez traded his power for bribes, while Menendez's lawyers called him an American patriot. https://t.co/mlIo00k7F6
During opening remarks in lower Manhattan at the start of Bob Menendez's federal corruption trial, prosecutors laid out a case in which they contend Menendez and his wife engaged in “quid pro quo” with three businessmen. Here's what you need to know: https://t.co/b5FhmOhFjx
Sen. Bob Menendez abused his position as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to "put greed first," a federal prosecutor told jurors during opening statements in the senator's bribery trial. https://t.co/QYTg5lIM7s
Defence for Bob Menendez casts blame on senator's wife https://t.co/FnsT58KIDg
Sen. Robert Menendez "put his power up for sale" and "betrayed the people he was supposed to serve," a prosecutor claimed at the start of the New Jersey Democrat's federal bribery trial in New York. https://t.co/wqa2tP3vKK
From colleague Jennifer Johnson. Prosecutor Lara Pomerantz in the Menendez case. Says Menendez "put greed first... his power up for sale" She also said: "He was powerful. He was also corrupt." "Menendez was willing to use his power in exchange for bribes" "What was his price?…
Bob Menendez called a corrupt senator who traded power for gold by prosecutor as trial opens https://t.co/eec4nUoHsE https://t.co/L3RGURdiq9
Opening statements began Wednesday in the corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez. The jury was seated after two-and-a-half days of selection. @CSloanTV reports. https://t.co/gYQSsNy2RV
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Menendez was a ‘senator on the take,’ prosecutor says in opening statements of corruption trial https://t.co/xSi5SZRAgb
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez may argue his wife kept him in the dark about her dealings with three businessmen. https://t.co/TH5vbIbBg9
Sen. Bob Menendez 'put his power up for sale,' prosecutor claims in bribery trial https://t.co/hIDczuKC1Z
Prosecutors delivered their opening statement in Sen. Bob Menendez’s federal corruption case this afternoon, laying out their case as three “quid pro quos.” “This was not politics as usual. This was politics for profit,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz.
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: SEN. BOB MENENDEZ BRIBERY TRIAL BEGINS Opening statements in Menendez's bribery trial began today. Prosecutors allege Menendez sold his influence for cash, gold bars, and a luxury car. Menendez denies the charges. The jury will be told how Menendez allegedly… https://t.co/aVD1cEOX3t
HAPPENING NOW: Opening statements underway in the Menendez bribery trial. @KenDilanianNBC has the latest. https://t.co/XROA5Wzshd
A 12-person jury was seated on the third day of the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, although contention arose over the visuals they'd weigh when opening statements began after lunch. https://t.co/QuognQOldw
As expected, Bob Menendez’s defense team is blaming his wife for the gold bars. https://t.co/CSx10MTtps
Updates from opening statements in Menendez trial, via @npfandos Menendez's lawyer "is laying blame for the gold bars that authorities found in the couple’s home on Nadine Menendez, the senator’s wife." https://t.co/7BEcqZpqn1
Senator Bob Menendez’s bribery trial began Wednesday with a US prosecutor telling jurors that the New Jersey Democrat took cash, gold bars and a luxury car from two businessmen to perform favors for them. https://t.co/RngdiLuTfD
Jury picked, opening statements begin in US v. Menendez: 'Use your good judgment' https://t.co/g60UHcXe2Q
A federal prosecutor portrayed Democratic US Senator Robert Menendez at the start of his corruption trial as a greedy politician willing to help foreign governments and disrupt local criminal probes in exchange for bribes, including gold bars https://t.co/WBeT5tC5Bh https://t.co/1uyysDlXeC
Who is Nadine Menendez? Sen. Bob Menendez's wife is at center of corruption allegations. https://t.co/ywXiuAYLHQ
Bob Menendez: Jury selected in New Jersey senator’s bribery trial | CNN Politics https://t.co/vDg7tXYaoR
Opening statements in Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial began on Wednesday. The New Jersey Democrat is the first senator ever indicted using a foreign agent statute, and the first to be indicted twice in separate bribery cases. Follow live. https://t.co/6z3XKkMWad
Opening statements underway in Menendez case. From colleague Jennifer Johnson. Judge Sidney Stein to jurors: “Use your common sense. Use your life experience. Use your good judgement.”
A jury has been picked in Sen. Robert Menendez's corruption trial. https://t.co/Q68DNeki5L
NEW: A jury was selected and sworn in Wednesday for the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez. Menendez has pleaded not guilty to 16 federal charges including bribery, fraud, acting as a foreign agent and obstruction. https://t.co/7COmKf4dUQ https://t.co/EX23oVGtMW
Jury seated in Menendez corruption case. 12 jurors. 6 alternates from a pool of around 150. Opening statements to begin at 2 pm et
BREAKING: Judge announces that a jury has been selected in Democratic Senator Bob Menendez (@SenatorMenendez) corruption trial and that opening statements are expected soon, as his party tries to force him to resign before 2024 elections. https://t.co/5f1Ma7IyPj
The corruption trial of @SenatorMenendez (D-NJ) is temporarily denying Democrats what could be the decisive vote on several judicial nominees waiting to be confirmed in the Senate. https://t.co/8lUzBam4ZU
Jury could be seated soon for US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial. Menendez has pleaded not guilty to 16 federal criminal charges including bribery, fraud, acting as a foreign agent and obstruction https://t.co/WBeT5tC5Bh https://t.co/qAWEJvY3Vu
A jury has been selected for the New Jersey senator's bribery trial. Opening statements could begin as soon as Wednesday afternoon. https://t.co/cnWIZdG217
A jury was chosen to determine whether Democratic US Senator Robert Menendez broke the law in what federal prosecutors have called a years-long bribery scheme to benefit the governments of Egypt and Qatar, as well as himself https://t.co/WBeT5tC5Bh https://t.co/YLxnQto1as
Dem NJ Sen Bob Menendez on trial in NY. My report: https://t.co/jz7B0MduBd
HAPPENING NOW: Judge in the Menendez corruption trial says jury may be finalized soon and opening statements to begin midday. @KenDilanianNBC has the latest. https://t.co/yL5Zii6ZdC
Sen. Menendez faces second corruption trial: Allegations include accepting gold bars as bribes. | By McKenna Jensen https://t.co/6w8I039fCg
A bipartisan bunch of political powerhouses may testify or be mentioned in the corruption trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, according to the list a New York federal judge read to weed out potential jurors who may have relationships with the public figures. https://t.co/WOwUleaKtd https://t.co/YnudoQXLyU
Jury selection continues into a third day this morning in Manhattan federal court for the bribery and corruption trial of NJ Sen. Bob Menendez. https://t.co/LUXcEJ5AVp
More than four dozen prospective jurors have been dismissed in @SenatorMenendez’s (D-NJ) bribery trial over the past two days, pushing a New York federal court’s efforts to seat a jury into its third day. https://t.co/Y7bVw8mQmN
Cash, gold bars and a fancy car are what prosecutors say Senator Bob Menendez sold his influence for to benefit three businessmen as his bribery trial begins on Wednesday. https://t.co/p70HLHUMRk
Bob Menendez corruption trial will soon hear opening remarks https://t.co/VwfV8umN2m
Opening statements begin in Sen. Bob Menendez's second bribery trial https://t.co/KPUGO9QofP https://t.co/apr8HZk81u
OK - now US v. Menendez, jury selection stretch run, Judge Stein says could/should be done by lunch with opening statements in the afternoon. Inner City Press is covering the case - Patreon below - and will live tweet, thread below https://t.co/QnDiSOIxtd
Opening statements could start as early as today in Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial. @christinafantv has the latest from the courthouse. https://t.co/jn7P6dFxH6
Jurors could be seated as soon as today to determine whether Robert Menendez, New Jersey's senior senator, broke the law in what federal prosecutors called a years-long bribery scheme to benefit Egypt's and Qatar's governments, as well as himself https://t.co/WBeT5tC5Bh https://t.co/wslhw0S9aO
⚠️ JURY MAY BE CHOSEN FOR US SENATOR MENENDEZ'S CORRUPTION TRIAL Full Story → https://t.co/Y5M6pp6xiR Jurors could be seated as soon as Wednesday to determine whether Robert Menendez, New Jersey's senior senator, broke the law in what federal prosecutors called a years-long… https://t.co/Q0vc7N99F9
Jury selection continues today in Menendez corruption trial. Have been at it since Monday. But have not seated a single juror
Jury selection is nearly done in Sen. Bob. Menendez's gold bar bribery trial. https://t.co/GmAISuEeY0
Still new jury picked in the corruption trial of Dem NJ Sen Menendez. My report: https://t.co/rqek8yMB7r
No jurors were seated on day one of Sen. #BobMenendez’s #corruption trial. According to @joelgriffith it will be difficult to find an impartial jury due to the considerable amount of evidence of corruption by Mr. Menendez that has already been made public. https://t.co/LPK067XGEQ
Tuesday was day two of jury selection in the trial of United States Sen. Robert Menendez. The New Jersey Democrat, along with two businessmen who allegedly bribed him for political favors, are being tried together. @CSloanTV reports. https://t.co/W7Myc6bT7w
The trial of New Jersey senator Bob Menendez gets underway this week, as he is charged with acting as an Egyptian “foreign agent.” Not on trial? His links with far-right Cuban American terrorists. https://t.co/LSxcn64IUv
Judge struggles to seat impartial jurors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial https://t.co/jLNPhEq0ta https://t.co/gFie3v23dv
A number of jurors have said they should be excused from Sen. Bob Menendez's trial, which could stretch into July. https://t.co/FtgSl67V2C
OK - now US v. Menendez jury selection still ongoing, nearing end of second day. Inner City Press has been covering the case and will live tweet, thread below https://t.co/cs576XWl0Z
As Judge Sidney Stein interviewed prospective jurors in a room just outside the courtroom for Sen. Bob Menendez's federal New York corruption trial, the New Jersey senator sat alone at a defense table Tuesday. https://t.co/e1d8eBsaO7
Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial began this week. Our new documentary HARDLINER ON THE HUDSON shows what major media outlets are not reporting, including his historic links to U.S.-based terrorists. Watch the full film here: https://t.co/ifZmosJwyf https://t.co/DB8Odh3yeb
Sen. Bob Menendez is facing his second federal corruption trial in a decade, as he stands accused of accepting bribes, including gold bars and luxury cars, from businesses with ties to foreign countries. | By @McKennaJoJensen https://t.co/6w8I038HMI
Jury selection is underway in the corruption trial of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez where he is expected to blame his wife for the allegations. NEWSMAX's Sarah Williamson reports. https://t.co/qAWW2FOk0p
Sen. Bob Menendez sat by himself at a defense table as prospective jurors who claim they can't serve at his federal New York corruption trial were interviewed by a judge in a room just outside the courtroom. https://t.co/yUWsLnvd1L
Sen. Bob Menendez sat by himself at a defense table as prospective jurors were interviewed by a judge in a back room for a second day at his corruption trial The judge has spoken with those who say they can’t sit at a trial projected to stretch to July https://t.co/zXO1Z2eD1c
Jury selection resumed in US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial. Menendez, a Democrat and New Jersey's senior senator, has pleaded not guilty to 16 criminal charges including bribery, fraud, acting as a foreign agent and obstruction https://t.co/GWj9pR8fyG https://t.co/jmZH644SM9
Today on my @TheFirstonTV show 🎙 Jury selection begins in Bob Menendez’s federal corruption trial, plus an analysis of Michael Cohen’s testimony. Does his testimony actually matter? Also, House GOP plans to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. https://t.co/VUVqhHCPDA
The bribery trial of New Jersey senator Bob Menendez gets underway this week. But he should have been investigated long ago for his links to Cuban American terrorists. https://t.co/W0UHO0HUCY
US v Menendez: Dem senator's corruption trial kicks off with surprising delay https://t.co/BvFopw9bJZ
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Hardy reporters line up at 7 am for US v Menendez jury selection, Day 2 @SDNYLIVE - Inner City Press will be back on that beat as soon as #TrumpTrial over - this afternoon (late?), tomorrow, Friday...https://t.co/Y9AVId1haR https://t.co/kmwhURbnTe
Jury selection is expected to resume in US Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial, over what federal prosecutors called a years-long bribery scheme to help foreign governments, disrupt criminal cases and enrich himself https://t.co/5SPBE0Giz8 https://t.co/TQe6UM6Stu
⚠️ JURY SELECTION TO RESUME IN US SENATOR MENENDEZ'S CORRUPTION TRIAL Full Story → https://t.co/bH18kmtGcp Jury selection is expected to resume on Tuesday in U.S. Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial, over what federal prosecutors called a years-long bribery scheme to… https://t.co/4S7IAcfrDB