A judge declared a mistrial Nov. 16 in the bribery case against Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) after the jury deadlocked, dealing a dramatic setback to the Justice Department and avoiding a potential succession battle over the New Jersey Democrat’s seat.
It was an inconclusive and anticlimactic ending to a trial that began five years after prosecutors first investigated Menendez, continued through nine contentious weeks of testimony, and concluded when the judge said that further deliberations would be fruitless (United States v. Menendez, D.N.J., No. 2:15-cr-00155, 11/16/17).
Menendez, 63, faces re-election in 2018. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) ...
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