New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez's bribery and corruption trial in Manhattan federal court has faced delays due to various issues. Co-defendant Fred Daibes tested positive for Covid, leading to a suspension of the trial for the week. Nadine Menendez, the senator's wife, will not go on trial before August due to her recovery from breast cancer surgery. The trial, which has exposed the seedy side of politics, is set to resume on Monday, June 17th.
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez's already drawn-out gold bar bribery trial will not sit next Monday due to a co-defendant who has Covid-19. The sixth week of the trial will also be off Wednesday because court is closed for Juneteenth & Friday due to jurors attending graduations. https://t.co/rL504qVd9I
Sen. Bob Menendez’s (D-NJ) bribery and corruption trial has not only exposed the seedy side of politics but has also highlighted some quirks held by the once-powerful Democratic senator and his wife, Nadine. https://t.co/xpCdyqbTmr
Menendez Trial Watch: With courtroom dark for Daibes' COVID, Judge Stein today rules that evidence about Menendez' pro-Qatar resolution *can* come into evidence, with names of two other Senators redacted. [Note: Qatar buys UN too; Gold Bar Bob audiobook soon https://t.co/Y5StGd4SIU https://t.co/8aVqss2EUh
"Menendez corruption trial briefly suspended due to co-defendant's illness." (via @NJMonitor) https://t.co/lHlL33gJ95
The Bob Menendez bribery trial in Manhattan federal court is off for the rest of the week due to co-defendant Fred Daibes testing positive for Covid. Judge hopes to have the seven-week trial resume on Monday June 17th. https://t.co/KjnIcZdaU5
US politicians just can’t seem to stay out of court. New Jersey Senator Menendez is standing trial for charges that sound like a TV crime drama. Host @SalehaMohsin chats with @MeganScullyDC and @pathurtado37 on The Big Take DC podcast https://t.co/Qo2ZjVTiBs
Nadine Menendez, the wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, will not go on trial before August on bribery charges due to her recovery from breast cancer surgery. https://t.co/eGvQNaWa7N
Menendez interruptus: today June 13 co-defendant Daibes has not come to trial, is awaiting his doctor in a hotel. Judge Stein says no trial today; jurors will be told they can go - and will be paid, he adds. Vlog (before that news) next, incl on US v. Guo, & UN https://t.co/6VqJyu1w7I
In the eyes of immigration advocates, New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez’s legal troubles couldn’t have come at a worse moment. https://t.co/siChqeDOQo
NJ's top federal prosecutor, a Menendez wedding guest, testifies of soured relationship with the senator https://t.co/eBbnL6H7nL