Tentwo in favor of innocence. I dont think the prosecution had a smoking gun. How tight was it i should say . Can you tell me about the attitude in it was difficult but were relieved. Definitely a big impact on lot of, um, a lot of emotion and, um, im really happy its over. We were deadlock right out of the gate. So you know when youre deadlocked out of the gate, i cant force somebody elses opinion. Reporter menendez conviction would have forced him to resign from the us senate. Doing so before democratic governor elect phil murphy takes office in january means governor Chris Christie would have likely replaced him with republican. A fact not lost on the senator. To hose who were digging by political grave so that they can jump into my seat i know who you are and i wont forget you. Reporter this trial lasted 11 weeks. As for the next step the prosecutorprosecutors must decide if they are going to seek a retrial. Reporting from newark, antoine lewis, fox 29 news. Also breaking in new je