Thursday, November 16, 2017

Judge declares mistrial in Menendez prosecution

Via Billy


The bribery trial of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) ended in a mistrial Thursday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked on corruption charges against the lawmaker and a wealthy Florida eye doctor.

“We cannot reach a unanimous decision,’’ the jury said in a note just before lunch on Thursday. “Nor are we willing to move away from our strong convictions.”

A mistrial is a major victory for a senator who had to fight 18 counts of alleged corruption, and a setback for the Justice Department, whose efforts to combat public corruption have been curtailed by a recent Supreme Court decision.

2 comments:

  1. “Nor are we willing to move away from our strong convictions.”

    That statement speaks volumes. They are ignoring evidence and simply voting their ideology.

    Badger

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