Feds drop all charges against Bob Menendez!

[JustAnotherGen]

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/01/bob_menendez_indictment_dismissed.html


By Ted Sherman [e-mail],
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

In a shocking turnaround, the U.S. Justice Department has dropped its case against Sen. Robert Menendez.

In a court in Newark on Wednesday, federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the corruption indictment against the New Jersey Democrat after a federal judge last week acquitted Menendez and his co-defendant, Salomon Melgen, of seven of the 18 counts against them.

Both were facing a retrial after a deadlocked jury could not reach a verdict in the high-profile case in November.

"Given the impact of the court's Jan. 24 order on the charges and the evidence admissible in a retrial, the United States has determined that it will not retry the defendants on the remaining charges," said Department of Justice spokeswoman Nicole Navas Oxman.

Hours later, Chief Judge Jose Linares signed an order of dismissal.

This is why I said "no" when the question of him retiring came up. It's been bullshit from word go.