Judge Denies Bob Menendez's Request for a New Corruption Trial

The former New Jersey senator, convicted on bribery and foreign agent charges, faces sentencing next week despite claims of evidence mishandling.

A federal judge ruled that former Sen. Bob Menendez's trial was fair, rejecting his request for a new trial over improperly redacted evidence provided to the jury.
Menendez was convicted in July 2024 on 16 charges, including bribery and acting as a foreign agent for Egypt, after a nine-week trial.
Prosecutors acknowledged the error in providing unredacted exhibits but argued it did not impact the trial's outcome; the judge deemed it 'extraordinarily unlikely' jurors saw or understood the material.
Menendez, 71, resigned from the Senate following his conviction and is set to be sentenced on January 29, with prosecutors seeking a 15-year prison term.
The case stems from allegations that Menendez accepted gold bars, cash, and other bribes in exchange for political favors, uncovered during a 2022 FBI raid on his home.