Menendez Judge Suggests He May Dismiss Senator's Bribe Counts

Jurors heard three dozen witnesses over five weeks of trial
Leaving hearing, senator sings ‘Amazing Grace’ in elevator

Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, center, arrives at federal court with his children Alicia Menendez, left, and Robert Jr. Menendez in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 6, 2017.
Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg

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By David Voreacos and Neil Weinberg

October 11, 2017 at 4:10 PM UTC

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October 11, 2017 at 11:13 PM UTC

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The bribery case against New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez may be on the ropes.

After prosecutors finished presenting their case on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge William Walls suggested he may dismiss the heart of the case, citing a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the definition of public corruption. Leaving the hearing with his lawyers and daughter, Menendez sang “Amazing Grace” in the courtroom elevator.