NEW YORK (AP) — The start of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial was pushed back a week to mid-May on Friday after lawyers agreed the extra days would aid trial preparation.
U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein changed from May 6 to May 13 the start of jury selection during a pretrial hearing in Manhattan. Menendez was allowed to participate in the conference by telephone after his lawyers said a late night in the U.S. Senate on Thursday made it impossible for him to attend the Friday morning hearing.
Menendez and two New Jersey businessmen have pleaded not guilty to charges that cash, gold bars and a luxury car were given to Menendez and his wife since 2017 in return for the Democratic senator carrying out political favors.
Menendez’s wife, Nadine, who also has pleaded not guilty, will not go on trial until July, at the earliest, because she faces medical issues.
Nicola Peltz cements the end of 'feud' with 'beautiful' mother
Indiana mother Raeleigh Phillips charged with murdering nine
Gladiator II: Paul Mescal battles Pedro Pascal in first footage from Ridley Scott's highly
Ed Westwick puts on a dapper display as he steps out with stunning fiancée Amy Jackson for star
Netflix fans are left STUNNED by the streaming site's 'most UNHINGED' show yet
Geena Davis, 68, puts on a leggy display in thigh
King Charles 'asked Katy Perry for selfie' for a private secretary
The iconic fantasy film that catapulted a 17
Gladiator II: Paul Mescal battles Pedro Pascal in first footage from Ridley Scott's highly
Italy earns 5th Champions League spot for next season because of overall success in Europe
Kristin Smart's murderer Paul Flores is stabbed in California jail