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Menendez defense begins case at trial
Sen. Bob Menendez's sister, Caridad Gonzalez, testified on behalf of the defense in the bribery trial against the Democrat from New Jersey. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
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Sen. Bob Menendez's sister, Caridad Gonzalez, testified on behalf of the defense in the bribery trial against the Democrat from New Jersey. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
The judge warned defense lawyers last week that telling jurors alleged details about Nadine Menendez's ex-boyfriend risks turning the trial "into a soap opera."
The New Jersey Democrat and his wife are accused of accepting gold bars, a Mercedes and cash in exchange for using his political influence to help three businessmen and two foreign governments.
A Senate staffer testified at a bribery trial that planning for Sen. Menendez's 2021 trip to Egypt and Qatar got "weird" after he directed Egypt be involved in the process.
An FBI agent testified that Menendez's internet history since 2008 showed that he had never searched for gold prices until April 5, 2019.
Prosecutors tried to link the alleged bribes to the appointment of Philip Sellinger, New Jersey's U.S. attorney.
Jurors could find the senator's strategy of pinning the blame on his wife offensive, legal experts say.
An attorney for the wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said she "has medical equipment implanted in her body and is in intense, chronic pain."
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A key witness in the corruption trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey took the stand for a third day. Insurance broker Jose Uribe claims he bribed the senator and his then-girlfriend to stop criminal investigations into his business associates. Menendez has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Washington Post reporter Salvador Rizzo joins to discuss the latest in the case.
Jose Uribe, an insurance broker who is the prosecution's star witness, has detailed how he says he bribed Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife.
Jose Uribe, a star witness in the prosecution's case against Sen. Bob Menendez, detailed his alleged conversations with the New Jersey Democrat.
Prosecutors in New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's corruption trial have called for New Jersey businessman Jose Uribe to take the stand. Uribe previously pleaded guilty to attempting to bribe the senator by buying his wife a $60,000 Mercedes-Benz. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
The businessman, Jose Uribe, pleaded guilty to trying to influence the senator by buying his wife a luxury car.
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The senator still has time to withdraw from the race and not appear on the ballot if he's convicted on bribery and corruption charges.
Soon after Sen. Bob Menendez began dating his wife, Nadine, she was asking for favors related to Egypt, according to their messages.
The decision could complicate prosecutors' case against New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez as it relates to Egypt and military aid.
The FBI seized 11 one-ounce gold bars, two one-kilogram gold bars and $486,461 from the New Jersey Democrat's home.
Nadine Menendez will undergo a mastectomy, her husband revealed in a statement as his trial was underway.
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is accused of trading his influence and power to foreign governments.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez may argue his wife kept him in the dark about her dealings with three businessmen.
A lawyer for New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez sought to pin the blame on his wife, Nadine Menendez.
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