Judge Denies Menendez's Bid for New Trial in Corruption Case

A federal judge has rejected former Sen. Bob Menendez's attempt to overturn his corruption convictions, though one duplicative count was dismissed. Menendez, who resigned after being found guilty of multiple charges including bribery and acting as a foreign agent, had sought to have the verdicts reversed. The judge ruled that the evidence supported the jury's decision, and Menendez's request for a new trial due to prosecutorial errors remains unresolved. His wife, Nadine Menendez, faces a related trial in January.