Sen. Robert Menendez (D., N.J.) on Thursday challenged the Department of Justice to either prosecute him again on corruption charges or drop its case.
Menendez said in an interview that he has the ability to present a motion calling on the department to prosecute or dismiss the charges by mid-January, the Associated Press reports. Menendez was tried in a New Jersey federal court this September for corruption charges, including bribery, involving his relationship with florida doctor Salomon Melgen. The jury, however, was not able to come to a decision, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial and giving Menendez the opportunity to claim vindication.
“We would have the ability to present a motion to say prosecute or dismiss,” Menendez said about the department’s charges. “And if you want to prosecute, bring it on.”
Menendez argued the fact ten of the twelve jurors did not believe the prosecutors’ case means “the end” of the federal case against him. – READ MORE
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