Jurors could be seated as soon as Wednesday to determine whether Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey broke the law in a bribery scheme involving Egypt’s and Qatar’s governments.
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.