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Coverage dated November 26, 2024 to November 27, 2024

Menendez asks judge to toss conviction, grant new trial over improper evidence shown to jury

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Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has asked a federal judge to throw out his corruption conviction and grant a new trial after it was revealed that jurors were accidentally shown improper evidence while deliberating.

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  1. The Hill

    Menendez asks judge to toss conviction, grant new trial over improper evidence shown to jury (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has asked a federal judge to throw out his corruption conviction and grant a new trial after it was revealed that jurors were accidentally shown improper evidence while deliberating.

  2. CBS News

    Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing evidence prosecutors said was inadvertently provided to jury (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Former Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, was convicted of 16 felony counts in July.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Bob Menendez Appeals For New Trial Citing Prosecution Error (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Bob Menendez’s legal team petitioned Wednesday for the Manhattan federal court to overturn his bribery convictions and authorize a retrial.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Menendez requests new trial after prosecutors admit error (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The disgraced Democrat's lawyers argued that a new trial is "unavoidable."

  5. PhillyVoice

    Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez demands new trial over unredacted evidence shown to jurors (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Attorneys for Sen. Bob Menendez from New Jersey and two businessmen convicted last summer of bribing him want a federal judge to vacate their convictions and order a new trial, saying an evidentiary error prosecutors recently revealed deprived the men of a fair trial.

  6. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Ex-US Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors' recently admitted error (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    Bob Menendez has asked a judge to set aside guilty verdicts that forced his resignation from the U.S. Senate and grant a new trial

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