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
Foxs David Lee Miller live in newark tonight, where that trial was, and david, whats next . I know you talked to the senator about the decision today. Well, one of the big uncertainties, is what the Justice Department is going to do. They can decide to retry this case. They now say this theyre reviewing the matter, although this trial is now over, his legal problems are not ending. Apparently, the Senate Majority leader, mitch mcconnell, put out a release, saying that hes going to ask the Senate Ethics committee to look into the event, leading up to the indictment. One of the interesting things today, iaian, as soon as he finished his remarks, i ran up to the senator, as he was get ting into his car, and i asked him essentially you are not convicted today, but you also were not acquitted. Do you feel exonerated . He pause in the his tracks, he looked at me, he he said at that point in this country there is pre presumption of innocence, and he said hes at innocent today as the day this
Uproar. One of their teachers worried about a School Shooting and you now hes suspended his students may be banned from prom. Its your chance to show your inner jason kelce. No need to dress up like a mummer. Just grab a beer. Its for a good cause, seriou seriously, it is. Now fox 29 news at 10 00. Developing right now a mystery in philadelphias Port Richmond neighborhood. A City Police Officer found dead inside a home and tonight fellow officers are working to determine how she died. Im lucy noland. Her body found right around noon. Fox 29s dave kinchen life at Philadelphia Police headquarters. Dave . Reporter lucy, this story still developing even at this late hour with investigators working this case trying to answer many questions tonight. She was nice. She was friendly. You know, relative outgoing. She would talk to you. Reporter richard youll trying to process of said death of his neighbor a 36yearold woman who served as Philadelphia Police officer. Her body was found al with tha