U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, July 15, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was convicted on all 16 criminal counts he faced including bribery at his corruption trial, completing the once-powerful New Jersey Democrat’s dramatic downfall. Read more about the verdict.
The jury in Manhattan federal court deliberated for more than 12 hours over three days before reaching a verdict. Menendez, 70, had pleaded not guilty to the charges, which also included acting as a foreign agent and obstructing justice. U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein set Menendez’s sentencing for Oct. 29, a week before the Nov. 5 election in which he is running as an independent in a bid for another six-year term in the Senate.
J.D. Vance is accompanied by his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance at the RNC, July 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Usha Vance, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s newly-selected running mate J.D. Vance, is a corporate lawyer with ties to two sitting U.S. Supreme Court justices. She said in a statement late Monday that she is resigning from her law firm, Munger, Tolles & Olson, to support her family.
After a Florida federal judge’s bombshell dismissal on Monday of the criminal case accusing former President Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents, some former federal prosecutors floated suggestions on social media for the DOJ to ditch any appeal of the case before Judge Aileen Cannon and refile charges — either in a different jurisdiction or under the leadership of the Miami U.S. Attorney — to be litigated before a different judge. Alison Frankel talked to defense lawyers and former prosecutors who told her those aren’t really viable alternatives.
