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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Larry Neumeister

Key witness at bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez faces grueling day of cross-examination

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The prosecution's prized turncoat witness at the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez was politely combative Tuesday as defense lawyers tried to poke holes in his testimony and portray him as a habitual liar.

Jose Uribe spent a third day on the witness stand, a day after telling the jury that Menendez, a Democrat, took credit in 2020 for preventing New Jersey state investigations from affecting his insurance business.

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