Politics
DOJ Lets Menendez Off The Hook
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The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has filed a motion to dismiss the indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez on corruption charges just two weeks after the government announced plans to retry the New Jersey Democrat, according to the Associated Press.
Menedez and his co-defendant, Dr. Salomon Melgen, were acquitted in mid-January on seven of 18 charges stemming from a questionable relationship, which prosecutors alleged constituted a quid pro quo in which Menendez provided political help in exchange for lavish trips financed by Melgen.
The jury deadlocked in November, prompting the presiding judge to declare a mistrial after Menendez spent years fighting the charges.
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