The judge overseeing U.S. Senator Robert Menendez’s corruption trial struggled to find impartial jurors due to bias towards law enforcement and cooperating government witnesses.
Jury selection began in the corruption trial of U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, who faces 16 criminal charges including bribery, fraud, obstruction, and acting as a foreign agent.
Fact: Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has been charged with bank fraud for stealing more than million from Ohtani’s account to cover gambling debts.