New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said Friday that he was leaning on his faith as he left Manhattan federal court, where jurors in his high-stakes bribery trial deliberated for three hours without reaching a verdict.
He’s singing their praise.
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said Friday that he was leaning on his faith as he left Manhattan federal court, where jurors in his high-stakes bribery trial deliberated for three hours without reaching a verdict.
“I have faith in God and the jury,” the embattled Democrat said in both English and Spanish before stepping into a waiting black Lincoln sedan.
A panel of six men and six women began huddling inside the courthouse just after 2 p.m. to decide whether to convict Menendez, 70, of accepting bribes as part of a sprawling scheme to scoop up gold bars, cash and other goodies while catering to the whims of three Garden State businessmen and the Egyptian and Qatari governments.
