{"id":2289179,"date":"2024-07-04T12:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-rests-after-menendez-declines-to-take-stand-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T12:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T16:18:25","slug":"defense-rests-after-menendez-declines-to-take-stand-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-rests-after-menendez-declines-to-take-stand-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense rests after Menendez declines to take stand – Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article discusses Senator Bob Menendez’s decision not to take \u200dthe stand in his federal bribery and corruption trial. Menendez\u200b stated that prosecutors failed \u2062to prove their case against him and \u200cthat testifying would not make sense. The\u2062 defense lawyers rested their case after his decision, and\u200d closing arguments are scheduled to begin soon. The \u2064government has spent weeks portraying\u2064 Menendez as a\u200c corrupt politician \u200bwho accepted bribes in\u200c exchange for favors. Menendez\u2064 and\u200b his wife were both charged\u2063 in the scheme, with his wife’s trial postponed due<\/a> to health reasons.\u2062 Menendez is\u200d on \u2062trial with two businessmen accused\u200c of bribing him, all of whom\u2064 have pleaded not\u2064 guilty. Earlier in the week, Menendez’s sister testified about\u2062 the\u2064 family’s \u2064history of hiding\u2062 cash, linking it to their Cuban heritage. <\/p>\n

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