asking for an acquittal on criminal charges related to a campaign contributions menendez received. the prosecution says they were a bribe while the defense argues there was no explicit agreement of a quid pro quo between menendez and his codefendant, miami eye dr. salomon melgen. following the latest setbacks, the defense rested its case. after eight weeks and 50 witnesses and hundreds of documents, i and my lawyers believe this jury is ready to render a just verdict. i m confident it will be not guilty. stick with tomorrow the judge will review the instructions he will give to the jury. those instructions could make or break the prosecution s case in light of a recent supreme court decision that narrowly defines what it takes to convict a public official of bribery. bret: david lee miller in newark. thank you. for more on the menendez case and other issues, we turn to the host of the new fox news at night, shannon bream.
government. they not only fear kurdish independence but that they will try to take kirkuk with them. translator: will fight to the death. prevent the shiites from entering kirkuk. the independence vote was not only posed by baghdad but also the u.s. and turkey. the pentagon is trying to defuse the situation, calling for dialogue, but the underlying issue of kurdish independence isn t going away. it will continue to threaten iraqi unity. see you on conor powell in the middle east newsroom. thanks. back here at home crushing setback for bob menendez, the new jersey democrats bid to have a judge throughout much of the case against him was rejected today. every single charge will stand as the trial moves forward. david lee miller reports from newark. when bob menendez walked into
could conclude the defendant entered into a quid pro quo agreement. menendez is accused of accepting free travel and contributions in exchange for using his influence to help salomon melgen in business deals and getting visas for the doctor s foreign girlfriends. the defense, failing to and the trail, brought its first witness, the senator s own son robert menendez jr.. he testified that dr. salomon melgen and his father was close as brothers, supporting the defense claimed it was this a case of one friend helping out another, not bribery. the prosecution attempted to poke holes in the defense, pointing out inconsistencies with testimony from the senator s son and what he told a grand jury three years ago. so far, no indication senator menendez will take the stand. bret: david lee miller in newark. thanks. a jury has found a new jersey man guilty on all charges related to the planting of two
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