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After six weeks of trial, the government rested in its bribery case last week against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who faces more than a dozen charges of fraud and bribery. And despite the defense’s objections, a federal judge Monday refused to throw out the case.
Menendez is accused of accepting donations, trips and gifts in exchange from an eye-doctor friend in exchange for pressuring government officials to act in ways that would be beneficial to his friend’s business interests.
Menendez has maintained his innocence, and U.S. District Judge William Walls had to decide if he would dismiss it, using a 2016 Supreme Court ruling which outlined a stricter definition of what an “official act” is. The defense argued that the allegations against Menendez do not meet that narrower definition.
Walls said Monday that the case would continue – seen as a huge win for prosecutors. The defense will not start its case.
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