New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor testified at Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial that the Democrat sought to discuss the prosecution of a New Jersey real estate developer with him before recommending him to the post after Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger revealed during his testimony that Menendez attempted to speak about a criminal case affecting a New Jersey businessman, marking the second instance in the trial where such interactions were highlighted.
Last week, a former New Jersey attorney general testified that Menendez had approached him twice regarding a pending criminal case involving a New Jersey businessman, with the attorney general declining to engage in discussions on both occasions. Prosecutors allege that Menendez, 70, attempted to intervene in criminal cases as a means of rewarding businessmen who allegedly provided bribes to him and his wife in the form of gold bars, cash, and a car.
