"Menendez Bolsters Legal Team, Fights Back Against Bribery Charges"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by POLITICO
Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez has added attorney Yaakov Roth, known for Supreme Court successes in corruption cases, to his legal team and seeks dismissal of charges, arguing that the allegations distort reality and criminalize routine legislative activity. Menendez's lawyers cite Roth's success in the McDonnell case, which narrowed the definition of corruption, and argue that the successive indictments against Menendez are a tactic to convict him in the court of public opinion. Menendez is scheduled to go on trial in May and has resisted calls to resign, facing a primary race to succeed him in New Jersey.